| From:
| E-News: AntiVirus / AV-alert Newsletter
| from Computer Associates
| Version 99.18 | November 9, 1999,
| ==============================================
| VBS/BubbleBoy 1.0
| ==============================================
|
| VBS/BubbleBoy is a worm spreading through Outlook
| e-mail. It can be seen as "proof-of-concept" worm.
| It is the first known worm to activate without the
| need to open an attachment from a mail.
| ..............
*-* As mentioned in the Pub Letter in this issue, the BubbleBoy
virus is the top story as we go to press. It's a proof of concept
virus so far that proves a virus infection can be triggered by
simply opening an email message Outlook or viewing it with Outlook
Express. The security flaw is in Windows so some NT users are
immune. You can get the fix for the exploited hole here:
http://www.thenakedpc.com/t/223/tr.cgi?news_bboy2
