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"BUBBLEBOY" VIRUS CAN LAUNCH ITSELF Anti-virus experts are warning of a new type of computer virus that can automatically launch itself without having the recipient first open a virus-containing e-mail message or attachment. The so-called "bubbleboy" virus (named after a popular "Seinfeld" episode) does not inflict serious harm, but is programmed to mail itself to every e-mail address stored on a computer. It takes advantage of a utility found primarily in Windows 98 and 2000 that enables certain kinds of programs embedded in e-mail messages to automatically execute when displayed in the "preview pane" of Microsoft's Outlook Express. Los Angeles Times 10 Nov 99 <http://www.latimes.com/business/19991110/t000102181.html> NewsScan Daily <http://www.newsscan.com/> Copyright 1999. janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset e-mail - [log in to unmask] web-site - http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/