Re: New "concept" virus/worm?

From: Gary Flynn (flynngnat_private)
Date: Tue Sep 18 2001 - 11:20:13 PDT

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    Dan Jones wrote:
    > 
    > It also appears that when users connect to an infected web server the
    > server will attempt to send/upload readme.exe to the user.
    
    I was afraid of that. Its probably using the IE defect announced
    last March:
    
    http://www.jmu.edu/computing/info-security/engineering/issues/iemime.shtml
    
    -- 
    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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