At 12:51 PM 12/7/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Listers! I have just received two copies of an e-mail with a virus attached,
>from Ed Kaler (JustBrits@aol.com). This thing is infecting his address book.
>
>It is a very innocent looking e-mail with what is supposed to be some
>pictures in the attachment, which is a .zip file. It all sounds very
....snip....
uh, how does a ZIP file hurt your system ? If it is a ZIP file when
you run it, it will run your favorite unzipping utility (no sex jokes
intended, but I sure can see a few in that line) and show you the contents
of the ZIP file. Running the contents may cause your computer to be
infected with a virus but just unzipping the file can't since it does not
run anything but WinZip or PkUnzip or whatever tool you use.
Unless of course it is a self-extracting exe type zip file...then all
bets are off.
Just curious because from what I know of Virus's you can't get one from
looking at the contents of a ZIP, only by running the contents. If I am
wrong, I would like to know and I will be more careful.
mike ( who must not be on Ed's favorite list...geez Ed, I just
sent you $985 on Monday...what does it take to be on your favorite list? )
~~~~~ I'd rather be sailing and ~~~ .oooO Oooo. ~~~~~~~~~~~
Mike Rambour ( ) ( )
Bug Writer er...Programmer \ ) ( /
mikey@b2systems.com \_) (_/
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