Posted by: Charles Tryon
on June 24, 2003 01:45 AM
Ummm... what about the recent Outlook vulnerabilities that have been exposed in the processing of email headers, where you don't even have to open the email for the virus to be executed?
Now true, buffer overflows are certainly not limited to Outlook and other MS products, but don't assume that every virus outbreak is fueled by "dumb users".
(BTW, how would you know to not open an email when it comes from a familiar person in your contact list, and is a reply to an email you just sent them recently? The "social engineering" in some of these viruses is pretty astounding!)
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Posted by: Charles Tryon on June 24, 2003 01:45 AMNow true, buffer overflows are certainly not limited to Outlook and other MS products, but don't assume that every virus outbreak is fueled by "dumb users".
(BTW, how would you know to not open an email when it comes from a familiar person in your contact list, and is a reply to an email you just sent them recently? The "social engineering" in some of these viruses is pretty astounding!)
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