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Kick-ass new Windows exploit - wuwu - go team!

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Occulis
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PostPosted: 03/19/04 - 08:37    Post subject: Kick-ass new Windows exploit - wuwu - go team! Reply with quote

http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=27999f63-6e3a-4a86-b9b4-61df3d47f8db

Five new variants of a malicious e-mail virus released overnight Thursday on the Internet break new ground in that recipients are no longer required to open attachments to infect their computers.


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PostPosted: 03/19/04 - 08:43    Post subject: Re: Kick-ass new Windows exploit - wuwu - go team! Reply with quote

Occulis wrote:
http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=27999f63-6e3a-4a86-b9b4-61df3d47f8db

Five new variants of a malicious e-mail virus released overnight Thursday on the Internet break new ground in that recipients are no longer required to open attachments to infect their computers.


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Isn't this easily solvable by disabling HTML emails?
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PostPosted: 03/19/04 - 09:35    Post subject: Re: Kick-ass new Windows exploit - wuwu - go team! Reply with quote

Minion wrote:
Occulis wrote:
http://www.canada.com/calgary/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=27999f63-6e3a-4a86-b9b4-61df3d47f8db

Five new variants of a malicious e-mail virus released overnight Thursday on the Internet break new ground in that recipients are no longer required to open attachments to infect their computers.


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Isn't this easily solvable by disabling HTML emails?


do you mean HTML format or simply internet mail? Gah I can't imagine turning off internet mail.

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PostPosted: 03/19/04 - 09:42    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bah that sucks
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Minion
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PostPosted: 03/19/04 - 10:59    Post subject: Reply with quote

You're referring to webmail, and no that's not what I'm saying. If you read the article it says...

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the new variants carry a web-based URL or hyper text message in the body of the e-mail


A lot of email services don't even allow html email, it outputs as txt. TXT files can't execute shit.
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PostPosted: 03/19/04 - 11:15    Post subject: Reply with quote

They are referring to it bypassing the patch if you save the malicious email.... I wonder what they mean by save...
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PostPosted: 03/19/04 - 11:54    Post subject: Reply with quote

Minion wrote:
You're referring to webmail, and no that's not what I'm saying. If you read the article it says...

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the new variants carry a web-based URL or hyper text message in the body of the e-mail


A lot of email services don't even allow html email, it outputs as txt. TXT files can't execute shit.


No I'm not referring to webmail. I'm referring to Exchange mail coming in from the Internet in HTML format. Outlook does allow these to come through. Hence my comment I can't imagine trying to do that.

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PostPosted: 03/19/04 - 12:54    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nahualli wrote:
Minion wrote:
You're referring to webmail, and no that's not what I'm saying. If you read the article it says...

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the new variants carry a web-based URL or hyper text message in the body of the e-mail


A lot of email services don't even allow html email, it outputs as txt. TXT files can't execute shit.


No I'm not referring to webmail. I'm referring to Exchange mail coming in from the Internet in HTML format. Outlook does allow these to come through. Hence my comment I can't imagine trying to do that.

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Why not
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ranth
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PostPosted: 03/19/04 - 12:59    Post subject: Reply with quote

moral of the story....dont allow html emails in your email client.
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