From: "Blaine Hodge" <bmhodge AT home DOT com>
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Subject: Re: 4 VIRUS ALERTS!
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Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 08:57:46 GMT
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>I heard on the radio yesterday something about a virus called "Bubble Boy"
or
>something.. apparently it uses some loophole in the security .... dont know
much
>more... wouldnt this one.. (its new apparently) fall into this category?


Yup, it uses VBScript (or JavaScript, one of the two).  The script is
executed when you read the e-mail, just like a HTML page.  Only it gets
access to your mail client and infects it.  As I heard it's harmless (other
than the fact it spreads).  The scary part is that someone figrued out how
todo it without needing the victim to open/execute an attachment.  And if
they did it, someone with a more malicious program can too.  Mostly
applicable to Outlook Express.  Doubt that Netscape suffers from it as
VBScript is a MS thing.

 - Blaine