According to the details at
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/09/18/010918hnworm.xml?0918alert
this is one adaptive little bug.
You don't need to read, open, or run anything.
I have a linux web server. I sleep better tonight. (gloating is still
finable, right?).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Grimshaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: Fast Spreading Virus
> At 05:27 PM 18/09/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> >Can we avoid this virus by simply not
> >opening "runable" attachments such
> >as EXE's, COM's etc...?
> >
> >Scott
>
>
> I read that the worm uses several methods of propagating,
> has a custom header section that fools the computer into
> thinking that the exe is a wav file etc.
>
