Re: Remotely deployable spyware

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 01/05/03 

From: "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 00:12:12 -0700

"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospam.cableone.net> wrote in message
news:v1eblum51ffr12@corp.supernews.com...
> Greetings --
>
> Kent, FYI:
>
> There is a new mass-mailing worm (it uses Outlook) called
> WORM_RECORY.A or W32.Recory@mm that does replace Jdbgmgr.exe
>
>
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_RECORY.
A
>
> http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.recory@mm.html
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
>
> ----
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>

Oh great, as if there were not enough confusion
already of the JVM situation. Thx for the info. 

--
Roger
>
> "Kent W. England [MVP]" <kwe@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:e8DO9bBtCHA.1676@TK2MSFTNGP10...
>
> Snip .....
>
> > One of the most common viruses out there is entirely text. It
> > persuades folks to delete their Microsoft Java debugger and then
> > gets them to worry about whether they should have done so (when it
> > doesn't matter one way or the other :-). > --
> > Kent W. England, MS MVP for Windows XP
> > (Please respond only in the newsgroup)
> >
> >
> > "Alan" <aep2002@hotmail.com> wrote in
> > message news:0a5701c2b38b$f674a1e0$8df82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA02...
> >
> > > My question is about the capability of products like
> > > ISPYNOW which claim easy remote installation on any
> > > computer in the world by sending a simple e-mail message.
> > > Is this possible? Or do all spyware programs and any such
> > > monitors require the user to execute a file? I'm so
> > > confused. Please help
> >
>

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