On Fri, 5 May 2000 03:47:38 +0000, Maarten ter Huurne wrote:
>> I not worried, I still waiting for a macro virus that burn (literally)
>> computers with microsponge soft(garbage)ware. :)
>Microsoft programs are used to spread viruses because they are widely
>available. But a macro virus could be written for any system: it depends
>on the security of the program that executes the macro, not the security of
>the OS or the mail program.
>A virus doesn't need root/administrator privileges to cause damage. User
>privileges are enough: users can modify their own files (damage) and
>communicate through the net (spread). And with a smart disguise many users
>can be tricked into opening an infected document.
I think makes not sense an e-mail program running a macro. This is
useless. And only M$ Outlook and Netscape do this type of thing. BTW,
Netscape runs JavaScript only, which is a lot limited when compared to VB.
BTW, HTML e-mail is, also, useless. I hate HTML-mail. (-:
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