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echo: aust_avtech
to: Bob Lawrence
from: David Drummond
date: 2004-04-06 21:13:22
subject: Locking Windows

G'day Bob

01 Apr 04 04:28, Bob Lawrence wrote to Rod Gasson:

 BL>  You send mail with the extension .DOC with an attachment VIRUS.EXE.
 BL> Windows sees the DOC and opens WORD automatically, which then runs 
 BL> the AutoOpen macro which calls VIRUS.EXE and no brain required to fuck
 BL> your computer. With Microsoft, there are many ways to stuff the
 BL> system.

What email proggy are you suggesting does this? I use Outlook at work, and
constantly get .DOC file attachments. Windows NEVER opens those attachments
unless I ask it (double click on them).

Regards,
David

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