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!
> > > > > > > >
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > > > > > ----------
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > 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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