Around Sat,Aug 23 2003, at 11:55, Thomas Fly, wrote: > Has anybody else encountered this? I didn't open any attachments (and I normally delete spam on sight), but some email I got > created a pop-up without any obvious way to dismiss it, and quickly installed a "PlayCasino.exe" program (which I quickly deleted). > That's the problem with some of the virii out there. They are using HTML code to launch the virus; the KAK worm is one example. If you have the preview pane enabled (Eudora and Outlook feature, not sure how many other mail clients have the 'feature'), you can get the virus without opening the email. Be sure the system is patched using windows update and your virus definitions are updated. Not really a satellite (well, not ours), but I did get a chance to see Mars through a 16 inch telescope last week. (trying to keep on topic). roger -- roger@efn.org ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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