RE: Anyone blocking GIF's due to new virus?

  • From: Danny <nocmonkey@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "[ExchangeList]" <exchangelist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 11:53:03 -0400

On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 08:17:36 -0700, John Tolmachoff (Lists)
<johnlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> http://www.MSExchange.org/
> 
> Due to which virus?
> 
> Gifs can not contain a virus.

The GIF is not infected, of course, but the virus comes with a GIF
attachment, and in the body of the message is an URL to a malcious
website.

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/35748.html
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default2.asp?m=q&virus=gif&alt=gif

...D


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