Re: [boost] Virus defense

From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-08-22 05:57:27

> The problem with this virus is that it will spread itself to e-mail
> addresses - not just from Outlook's address book - but to any addresses it
> finds in the user's files.  e.g., HTML files on the user's hard drive.
> e.g., HTML files that are part of the Boost distribution.
>
> I think you see where I'm going.  As Boost developers, many of us
currently
> have our e-mail addresses in cleartext spread throughout many, many user's
> systems.  This particular virus also has connection with spamming systems.
> There's no technical reason why other virii and spammers can't behave in a
> similar way.

I agree this is an issue - my mailbox has filled up in less that 12 hours -
all with copies of the virus, fortunately my boost messages go to a
different address, but I have no idea what other mails I may have lost as a
result of this....

John.