Email Virus

Martin Traynor (m.traynor@ic.ac.uk)
Tue, 5 Nov 1996 17:33:12 +0000

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>From: Ray Peck <rpeck@PureAtria.COM>
>Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 23:00:43 -0800 (PST)
>Subject: RE: extropians-digest V1 #97
>
>>But it is nothing more than data until your computer actually runs it
>>AS an executable file. A virus can't infect your computer without
>>being run by your computer.
>
>So (given that we're talking DOS), the person attaches a virus called
>"DIR.EXE", right? Pretty simple.

If your mail reader doesn't tell you that you've received the
attachment, and if receiving an attachment called DIR.EXE doesn't
rouse your suspicions, and if you save it to a directory on your path
or call it from the directory you've saved it to then yes, pretty
simple. ;)

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