Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] attached file
From: Tom Christiansen <tomchr@softhome.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 13:55:38 -0700
 
Hi,

>what about the 'romeo and juliet.exe.vbs' attached to Leica Users digest V20

.VBS is a visual basic script file. Visual basic is an ordinary PC 
programming language. If you get the user to execute the file, you can get 
total control over his/her PC. It is a piece of cake to make a visual basic 
script that sends itself to all entries in your (MS Outlook) address book 
and formats your harddrive. Micro$oft hasn't exactly made it difficult to 
control the user's PC through MS Outlook.

Therefore: Never execute .vbs files or any other attachments from people 
you don't know -- and especially not if the attachment is not described in 
the email. And don't use Micro$oft's email clients. There are plenty of 
alternatives.


Tom