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Windows:
Click on attachment to see .

Linux:
Save this attachment, change the permission flag to executable, click on the executable to see

Now - there have been hundreds of examples of clever text #1 that entice people to click on the attachment. Give me an example of clever text #2 that will entice someone to go through the extra steps without realizing that they are executing a program.
Posted by: Mark Gist   Posted on: 02/18/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Do NOT open unknow attachements  DonB_z | 02/18/04
Better yet: do NOT install Windows! Needless problems precluded!  Bobby Sskcat | 02/18/04
you're not much better (nt)  ryusen | 02/18/04
he is much better  stephen732@... | 02/18/04
maybe we need to require a lecense  JWatson77 | 02/19/04
Let me guess: a Windows virus! Yaaaawwn...  Bobby Sskcat | 02/18/04
Not a WIndows virus, an Outlook virus.  Jomo_z | 02/18/04
Better Yet..  Bobby Sskcat | 02/18/04
Read, Comprehend and Then Post!  ShadeTree | 02/18/04
Ummm..YOU read, comprehend, yada yada!  Bobby Sskcat | 02/18/04
My point exactly  ShadeTree | 02/19/04
I use Mozilla and...  Heatlesssun | 02/18/04
not exactly  stephen732@... | 02/18/04
Coincedence?  Spoon Jabber | 02/18/04
When ordinary users get around to using Linux  jfrankcarr | 02/18/04
Blame  pschroeder@... | 02/18/04
well...  ryusen | 02/18/04
don't fear what you don't know  stephen732@... | 02/18/04
Well, for right now I'm 100% Microsoft.  jfrankcarr | 02/18/04
dont get locked in.  Suicida| | 02/19/04
Blame Bill?  dwest_z | 02/19/04
You're right, not legally, but  jfrankcarr | 02/19/04
Oh puhleeze!!!  Confused by religion | 02/18/04
Also Milly...  The Real Bitch | 02/18/04
So Sad....  middle of nowhere | 02/18/04
So do I, among other systems...  Confused by religion | 02/18/04
Silly "*****", tricks are for kids  Spoon Jabber | 02/18/04
Who writes these things??  FilledOut | 02/18/04
Brave men of noble causes  Bobby Sskcat | 02/18/04
you punk  cookingwithcat | 02/18/04
WTF?!??!?!?! (nt)  ryusen | 02/18/04
A lot of the newer ones are zombie creators  jfrankcarr | 02/18/04
re: Who writes these things??  cookingwithcat | 02/18/04
I'd write a Linux virus but...  Heatlesssun | 02/18/04
Social engineering  Mark Gist | 02/18/04
The problem is...  vferrara | 02/18/04
EX-actly (NT)  pschroeder@... | 02/18/04
Maybe  jfrankcarr | 02/18/04
why would users need this?  ryusen | 02/18/04
Here is a clever one...  The Real Bitch | 02/18/04
Harder to attack  jfrankcarr | 02/18/04
Linux  voska | 02/18/04
Macintosh Security  middle of nowhere | 02/18/04
wishful thinking  cookingwithcat | 02/18/04
What profit?  Spoon Jabber | 02/19/04
I'm no linux expert  skeptic tank | 02/18/04
Im sure it is possible  Suicida| | 02/19/04
Please Go Here...  The Real Bitch | 02/18/04
Funny  skeptic tank | 02/18/04
Sorry, but...  The Real Bitch | 02/18/04
I was talking about the virus happy  skeptic tank | 02/18/04
Evolution...  Confused by religion | 02/18/04
That may be true miss outlook mvp  skeptic tank | 02/18/04
Neither is Outlook...  Confused by religion | 02/19/04
Microsoft's Responsibility ...  cookingwithcat | 02/18/04
Home users are the real battleground  jfrankcarr | 02/18/04
re: Home users are the real battleground  cookingwithcat | 02/18/04
Wasted talent or no ethics?  itguyinde | 02/19/04
Removed double extensions?  Jim Mie | 02/19/04
Windows setting, not Outlook.  jfrankcarr | 02/19/04
ISPs need to stop this stuff  nroose | 02/19/04
RE: ISPs need to stop this stuff  TickedOffSysAdmin | 02/19/04
oh no  V Sanders | 02/20/04
my guess is  V Sanders | 02/20/04

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