Re: [cobalt-users] Virus on This list

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:36 AM 3/16/00 -0500, you wrote:

> Actually, I only sent it out to make it easier for people to see what it
> does.

And to see how to create a virus.

>  While I have ActiveX disabled on my machine, I thought others might
> find it easier to check their system if they knew where the virus attacks
> which is demonstrated in the script. Since I sent it as plain text, it
> wasn't active and couldn't infect any others.

No, but anyone could have copied it, turned it into an ActiveX attachment, 
and used it to infect others.

You've presumed that everyone on this list is benign.

Probably not so.

I got two pieces of spam this morning that I was able to trace back to an 
address combination used only this list <frown>.

Jeff

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