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Isn't this why the Army switched to MAC's? Cheers, Brenda A MAC fanatic! janet paterson wrote: > BubbleBoy! > > Howdy, y'all, and welcome aboard a quick, bonus TOURBUS post. Why a > bonus post? Well, Reuters is reporting that > > Researchers have discovered what they believe to be the first e- > mail-borne computer infection that doesn't require a user to open > an e-mail or e-mail attachment for it to wreak havoc. > > Dubbed "Bubbleboy" after an episode of TV sitcom "Seinfeld," the > virus is known as a worm because it is self-propagating ... > > "Historically, as long as you don't open e-mail attachments > you're safe from virus infection, but this changes all that," > said Sal Viveros, a marketing manager at Network Associates. > > Yadda yadda yadda. Ignore the hysteria, folks -- here is what is > *REALLY* going on. There is a significant security hole in Microsoft > Windows 98 (and later versions of 95) that could conceivably give some > nefarious netizen the ability to do ANYTHING to your computer -- like > erase your files, format your hard drive, and so on. Because > Microsoft's products are so closely integrated, this security hole > affects anyone who uses Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 or 5 ... and, > from what I can gather, it also affects anyone who uses Microsoft > Outlook or Outlook Express. > > "Bubbleboy" takes advantage of this well-known security hole. > > Now for the good news: Microsoft released a software patch that fixed > this hole way back on August 31st! As long as you install the patch, > you have nothing to worry about. Bubbleboy will NOT get you! > > You can download the patch directly from Microsoft at > <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/security/Bulletins/ms99-032.asp"> > http://www.microsoft.com/security/Bulletins/ms99-032.asp </A> > > What about Reuters' warning that "[r]esearchers have discovered what > they believe to be the first e-mail-borne computer infection that > doesn't require a user to open an e-mail or e-mail attachment for it > to wreak havoc?" Should you panic? Of course not. This too shall > pass. Take a deep breath, and then download and install the security > patch. Problem solved. :) > > <http://www.TOURBUS.com> > janet paterson > 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset > e-mail - [log in to unmask] > web-site - http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/