[WinMac] MacWeek: Macs can contract ExploreZip, too!

Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Mon, 14 Jun 1999 23:28:36 -0400

        Good morning!

>From <http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2274574,00.html>:

        Anti-virus researchers warn that PC-emulation programs and multiplatform
networks can leave some Macintoshes just as vulnerable to the
Worm.ExploreZip virus as Windows computers.
[click link above for full story.]

        Also, when searching hard drives, search for variants named
TROJ_EXPLORE.ZIP and I-Worm.ZippedFiles. I use the following strings (for
windows Find File:
*explore.* and *zip*.*
{Reference <http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2274418,00.html>)

        Cheers!
        Dan

11:15 PM FOLLOW-UP: After I composed this note but before I could dial out
on COM2 on my analog modem to send it, I received a call from a major
client of mine. Guess what? They got hit with EXPLORE.ZIP. Turns out a
salesman was on the road and didn't pay attention to the memos sent to him.
He sent an eMail to a contact at AT&T, and promptly received back a message
*asking* him to open the attached zipped file. Ka-ching! :)

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