Re: [cobalt-users] New email worm / virus.

[Mike Vanecek <nospam99@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If I read the notice on it correctly, it is not a MS issue, it is executing
an attachment issue. All mail readers are at risk if attachments are
executed. Norton has already updated there virus list. This one looks like a
variation of other vbs types of bugs.

On Thu, 4 May 2000 17:31:57 -0400, "Dan" <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

:>> 
:>> It's a worm -- none of the AV companies had this kind of thing on
:>> their radars so to speak -- although maybe we'll see heuristics
:>> that check any vbscripts or javascripts to see if they edit file
:>> objects or registry objects?
:>> 
:>MS had a patch for the last one, I expect to see one for this shortly.