Yes, the virus on the list was called
"BadTrans"
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 4:23
AM
Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Virus on the list
?
Haha, what a coincedence, McAfee just sent me a warning
concerning a new virus; apparently some variant of a Badtrans
virus. I can't remember the last time I got one of these updates so
it's kind of strange that it's happening at the same time someone sends a
virus to the list. Hey, maybe it's the same virus.
On Mon, 26
Nov 2001 21:55:16 -0500 "[BD]Avatar-X" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes: > No, web pages can change it without asking you. >
> -av > > Oskar 'Zoot' Lindgren wrote: > >
> And if I was you, I would have wait a few seconds and I would see
> that it is > > a question pop-up! > > > >
----- Original Message ----- > > From: "[BD]Avatar-X" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 4:55 PM > > Subject: Re:
[hlcoders] Virus on the list ? > > > > > Yes, I agree.
One of the most annoying Javascript things is the > fact that >
> in Internet > > > Explorer, Javascript can be used to change
your homepage, > without asking > > you. What kind >
> > of feature is that?? If I was the programmer who had implemented
> that at > > Microshaft, I > > > would have taken
a few seconds more to code a question pop-up. > > > > >
> -av > > > > > > Pat Magnan wrote: > >
> > > > > The author of the web based email package I use
(neomail) > patently > > > > refuses to add any time of
HTML support whatsoever. Some view > him as > > > >
backwards for this view, but frankly I applaud his decision. > > >
> > > > > Having the capability to read and parse arbitrary
content in a > mail > > > > package is exactly what has
lead to this wave of email > viruses. Do we > > > >
really need a scripting engine so powerful that any program > can
do > > > > anything to the system, particularly when there is
no > particular (at > > > > least that I've ever worked
out) system security. > > > > > > > > At least
on Unix, most users are severly hampered from > destroying > >
> > anything particularly important (save their own data), even >
though > > > > there's more powerful scripting languages than
WSH (in my > opinion > > > > anyway). > > >
> > > > > I still think most of these viruses depend on you
opening the > > > > attachment (although that may not be the
case for long, if > JavaScript > > > > or ActiveX can be
employed to help out a bit by a sufficiently > clever > > >
> virus author). > > > > > > > > > Is this
something I need to open McAfee for or can it be > avoided by >
> > > not > > > > > opening any files? My
e-mail client is gay and > automatically views > > > >
the > > > > > first new e-mail so if I can get this thing by
just viewing > the e-mail > > > > > I'm screwed
already. > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 25
Nov 2001 14:53:30 -0500 "[BD]Avatar-X" > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes: > > > > > > lol... i got a file called
docs.doc.pif > > > > > > > > > > > >
But since i'm not stupid enough to use Outlook, i didn't > even
see > > > > > > the attachment. > > > >
> > -av > > > > > > > > > > >
> Leon Hartwig wrote: > > > > > > > > >
> > > > Is this one of those 'one hand clapping' type of >
questions? > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > >
> > From: Oskar 'Zoot' Lindgren >
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > >
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 8:14 AM > > > > > > >
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Virus on the list
? > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > why canīt i send to this
list any longer? > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > >
> > > > From: Benjamin 'RirA' Rosenberger > > > >
> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
> > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
> > > > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
> > > > > > > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 5:06
PM > > > > > > > > Subject: [hlcoders] Virus on the
list ? > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > yes, there is a virus on this list! BUT THEY DID NOT >
SEND IT TO > > > > > > THE > > > > >
> > > LIST, just to everyone single! > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > SUCKER WHO DID THAT, just
delete the mail you got, DO > NOT OPEN! > > > > >
> > > >
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> > > > > > ---------- > > > > > > >
> -- > > > > > > > > Benjamin 'RirA'
Rosenberger > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
> > > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
> > > > > > > www.rossispage.de <http://www.rossispage.de> > >
> > > > > > ICQ# 76679953 > > > > > >
> > >
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