MP3 virus?

Joel Hammer Joel
Mon May 17 11:45:02 PDT 2004


>  Or maybe it was one of those "double extension" virii (ie.
> someinterestingname.mp3.exe). If you have the "Hide known file type
> extension" on, all you'll see is someinterestingname.mp3 

Oh....

That IS nasty.

It exploits MS convenience at several levels. (no permissions, hide extra
verbiage, and just click to run from your email.) Really nice.

Joel



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