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TECHNEWS: "Bubbleboy" Virus Can Launch Itself


"BUBBLEBOY" VIRUS CAN LAUNCH ITSELF

Anti-virus experts are warning of a new type of computer virus that can 
automatically launch itself without having the recipient first open a 
virus-containing e-mail message or attachment. The so-called "bubbleboy" virus 
(named after a popular "Seinfeld" episode) does not inflict serious harm, but 
is programmed to mail itself to every e-mail address stored on a computer. It 
takes advantage of a utility found primarily in Windows 98 and 2000 that 
enables certain kinds of programs embedded in e-mail messages to automatically 
execute when displayed in the "preview pane" of Microsoft's Outlook Express.

Los Angeles Times 10 Nov 99
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NewsScan Daily   <>  Copyright 1999.

janet paterson
52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset
e-mail - janet313@xxxxxxxxxxx
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