Incorrect "virus" detection?

[Nick Phillips]

On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 10:24:19AM +0100, Martin Sapsed wrote:

> Blimey! Scary! Apologies folks - didn't realise that. However, it still
> won't blindly execute files with random extensions (yet, at least on W98 -
> does XP?) Please tell me it doesn't!

I don't *think* it'll execute normal executables, but if you double-click
on an office document it will open it and execute all the macros in it
(unless you have them turned off somehow), no matter what the file is called.

Anyone care to try to get a definitive answer for the most common file
types (html with javascript, office docs, normal executables...)? Not
forgetting to try multipart/alternative mails that contain things that will
be executed in being viewed (e.g. what happens if a word doc is the only part
of a multipart/alternative message that a windows system understands?)...


Cheers,


Nick

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