[Am-info] BADTRANS WORM LEAVES BACKDOORS, LOGS DATA

[Erick Andrews]

On Tue, 27 Nov 2001 13:16:16 -0500, Fred A. Miller wrote:

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>On Tuesday 27 November 2001 12:35 pm, you wrote:
>> Oh.  I read the article and found out that it's an Outlook
>> Express thing.
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>No, it's a "Lookout" and "Lookout Express" thing. :)
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>Fred
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Yes.

I sometimes jokingly say that too.

But whether you call it "Lookout" or "Outlook", it's
STILL Microsoft's e-mail client, ergo, a Microsoft worm
as opposed to an Internet worm!

Truly, it's proper to give (dis-)credit where (dis-)credit
is due.

I hope I'm not being too doctrinaire. <grin>

BTW, what about "Lookout" on a Macintosh?  Will
it 'worm around' and make a backdoor as well?

-- 
Erick Andrews