Re: [unisog] Some more details on the worm

From: Gary Flynn (flynngnat_private)
Date: Tue Sep 18 2001 - 12:57:30 PDT

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    Can anyone confirm that the reason the exe gets run from
    the eml is because of the IE bug described here:
    
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-020.asp
    
    and that disabling file downloads will prevent it?
    
    " Would IE always execute the attachment?
    
      No. IE would only execute the attachment if File Downloads 
      were enabled in the Security Zone that the e-mail was opened 
      in. However, File Downloads are enabled in all zones by default. "
    
    -- 
    Gary Flynn
    Security Engineer - Technical Services
    James Madison University
    
    Please R.U.N.S.A.F.E.
    http://www.jmu.edu/computing/runsafe
    
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