05-02-2002, 11:54 PM
Quote:Any respect I had for your computer knowledge just went out the window. Viruses need not be attachments to e-mails. Nor are they restricted to certain file extensions.
Did I even say that they needed to be attachments? And you are wrong, they are restricted to certain file extensions. It's because certain file extensions are unable to execute themselves. Wonder why virii often come as .jpg.vbs. Because they want to fool you into being a .jpg file because real .jpg files cannot harm you. However certain virii have used filenames ending with .jpg.exe and ms in their infinite wisdom decide to block out the .exe part so it looks like a regular .jpg to you. But this is MS we are talking about where 90% of the virii wouldn't be there if it weren't for their shitty ass security.
Quote:A .doc file need not be a virus to contain a malicious macro.
I meant to say macro rather than virus. I was talking about malicious files from virii, to worms, to trojans, etc.
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