To: "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Aftermath of virus
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 17:50:18 +0100
Kirk Lowery wrote:
> Yes, the rule is: never, never, never open an attachment which
> you did not expect, or which comes from an infrequent or unknown
> correspondent.
It's important to know that the virus in question (BadTransB) can
execute upon viewing the email message: it is not necessary to open
the attachment. Those with Internet Explorer 5.01 or 5.5 had better
download the patch provided by MS:
or transmigrate to a less patchy software, to eliminate this
vulnerability.
Giuseppe
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Giuseppe Regalzi
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