[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: DON'T OPEN THE GREETING CARD. IT'S A VIRUS [NTLUG:Discuss] Discuss@Ntlug. you have a greeting card from Steve.

Kelledin kelledin+NTLUG at skarpsey.dyndns.org
Sun Nov 10 00:53:29 CST 2002


On Saturday 09 November 2002 01:03 pm, Jack Snodgrass wrote:
> actually... If this is the one I read about... it's not a
> virus. You have to
> download a program and agree to the User License. This says
> that they are going to use your address book and mail a copy
> of the program/greeting card to everyone you know. If they
> want to view the card, they have to agree to send the card to
> everyone they know...etc. More like a worm... but the user has
> to be dumb enough to agree to the terms.

More like an Honor System Worm.  Remember that Honor System 
virus?  Was kind of funny for a while...

-- 
Kelledin
"If a server crashes in a server farm and no one pings it, does 
it still cost four figures to fix?"





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