This is not a specific to MS-OutBreak. This will infect any Windows9x
system. In Windows, you have the options to view extensions or not,
even in other email programs. However, Windows has a feature called
WindowsScriptingHost which, when enabled, allows the M$ email
programs to execute the scripts when reading or previewing the email.
However, other email programs, such as Eudora and Pegasus can
display display file names without the file type descriptor. I just received
2 copies of the worm on my Windows 2000 system here.
On 12 Feb 2001, at 14:50, Derek Martin wrote:
> It is NOT a jpg file. The actual attachment is AnnaKournikova.jpg.vbs,
> but the .vbs is hidden by MS-OutBreak. Leave it to Microsoft to conceal
> information that would enable you to make informed decisions about how to
> treat a given file/message. This attachment is a Visual Basic Script
> which is just yet another re-write of the Iloveyou virus.
Jerry Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Associate Director
Boston Linux and Unix user group
http://www.blu.org
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