Re: THIS VIRUS THING IS A HOAX!!!!!
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Re: THIS VIRUS THING IS A HOAX!!!!!
OK, you have a point there.....but I am using Netscape (as you can see by
"Mozilla" in the header). Anyways, Java can only run applets, not actual programs,
and applets cannot delete files or call other programs.....soooo....a real virus
is not possible over email.
Daniel
Peter Ammon wrote:
> Daniel Ramsbrock wrote:
>
> > To all you people out there that actually believe this bullshit:
> > I HAVE RECEIVED BOTH EMAILS AND OPENED THEM. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO MY
> > COMPUTER, AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN TO MY COMPUTER!!!!!! It is impossible
> > to make emails auto-run a program upon opening--damage can only be done if
> you
> > open a program that is attached to the e-mail. You're welcome to
> > look this up in any book that covers e-mail, the internet, or TCP/IP. DON'T
> BE
> > FOOLED BY THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOTHING BETTER DO TO IN THEIR
> > SPARE TIME THAN TRY TO SCARE THE SHIT OUT OF OTHER PEOPLE!!!!!
> >
>
> On the contrary. Many web-based e-mail clients automatically run Javascript
> embedded in e-mail messages. There was a security hole in Hotmail a while ago
> where a Javascript embedded in a message would apparently log out the user;
> when he
> or she logged back in the login and password were sent to the hacker who sent
> the
> Javascript.
>
> Sorry; I know this is not the appropriate group.
>
> -Peter
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