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Hey, no bashing. Dang.
This thing doesn't depend upon a flaw in the OS or any application layer. It depends upon sucker users opening and running the attachment. Yes, it would work on any platform - provided the attached program could run in whatever environment it found itself.

Microsoft were the only software vendor silly enough to make their e-mail client execute attached files by default. Several very successful viruses depended upon this flaw. That MS have fixed the flaw in their software simply validates what everyone else already knew - auto-exectuing attachments is dumb.
Posted by: Fred Fredrickson   Posted on: 10/31/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Proves Trustworthy Computing is working  Mike Cox | 10/31/03
Looks like you do Microsoft's testing  IT_User | 10/31/03
"TOP MCSE's?" Sounds like an oxymoron, and besides, aren't they "bottoms?"  dicktaurus@... | 10/31/03
Gawping at firewalls takes great skill!  dw@... | 11/03/03
ROTFLMFAO  The Real Bitch | 11/03/03
Always good for a laugh  NoB$ | 11/01/03
This Article is FUD and nothing more  RobertoSalazar | 11/02/03
Did you read the article?  voska | 11/03/03
FUD & LIES? ROFLMAO!  The Real Bitch | 11/03/03
It's a social engineering virus  voska | 11/03/03
Let me guess: another flaw?  John Zern | 10/31/03
Nah, this is ultimately a retarded-user issue, however, M$'s insecurity...  dicktaurus@... | 10/31/03
RE: Nah, this is ultimately a retarded-user issue, however, M$'s insecurity  ajapierce | 10/31/03
Education key  lmaxwell | 10/31/03
ideas  voska | 11/03/03
Look Ma, no virus  theo_durcan | 11/01/03
Hey, no bashing. Dang.  Fred Fredrickson | 10/31/03
A half-true statement...  Rabid Conservative | 11/03/03
This ONLY works on M$ systems!!!!!!!  bchesmer | 11/01/03
Windows is the universal OS!  Bill Weisgerber | 11/02/03
why bother?  stephen732@... | 11/02/03
Another joker  NoB$ | 11/02/03
Another M$ virus? Please, give us some news, not boring facts.  NoB$ | 11/01/03
Let me guess: another flaw?  The Real Bitch | 11/03/03
Well, aleast I don't have to patch every  Arrg | 11/01/03
Sounds like a Monty Python routine  Chad_z | 11/02/03
Huh?  Stu_z | 11/03/03
Hmm... Did somebody link the wrong story?  Rabid Conservative | 11/17/03

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