Geraint Edwards wrote:

> Earlier today I received an infected message in 0.9.6 on Linux - not
> knowing it was infected I 'previewed' the message.
> 
> I was rather alarmed to see a popup window appear asking me to save a file
> 
> I wonder what would have happened if I had previewed/read the message on
> my Windows box with the appropriate mime-type plugin installed.  I have
> decided not to try it, just in case.
> 
> Is Mozilla at risk to this type of virus?
> 
> Geraint
> 

In the Windows versions you have to deliberately download and RUN the
attached executable in order to become a victim. IOW, you have to force
the virus upon yourself ........ :-[


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