Hello Thomas, Sunday, July 14, 2002, 11:35:21 AM, you wrote:
TF> On Sun, 14 Jul 2002 11:04:06 +0200 GMT (14/07/02, 16:04 +0700 GMT), TF> Ochrid wrote: O>> I pasted the eicar.com in the message body. O>> suppose it was a real virus wouldn't it then be able to do it's O>> nasty job from the message itself, just as it would from the O>> attachment? TF> No, this is technically not possible. A virus is a program that needs TF> to be executed in order to do harm. So far, it was necessary for the TF> user to click on the attachment. Klez is the first virus that TF> auto-executes due to the "user-friendliness" of OL/OE. Nevertheless, TF> the malicious code is executed, and that is the very point. [explanation cut] Thanks for your very clear explanation - I feel reassured. -- Regards, Ochrid _ The Bat! v1.60h op Windows XP _ ________________________________________________________ Current Ver: 1.60q FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bug Reports: https://www.ritlabs.com/bt/
