Re: Applescript Worm Virus on the loose?
Re: Applescript Worm Virus on the loose?
- Subject: Re: Applescript Worm Virus on the loose?
- From: "Stephen Swift (aka Burnum)" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 11:05:32 -0400
At 6/13/01 9:35 AM, Arthur J Knapp (email@hidden) Wrote:
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If it did try to "mutate", it would probably throw up that dialog:
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"Where is application 'Eudora'?"
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which one would have to assume would be bad "virus design".
Now, if I was designing the virus, I would figure out what the default mail
client was and open it.
+event GURLMAIL; with +class errr;
Then my script would have different parts for each mail client so it could
incorporate more applications.
Here's the problems I see with using AppleScript as a virus:
You have to activate it manually. There isn't a way that I know of to have
it open just by reading the message.
AppleScript can be turned off very easily.
Scripts can be stopped in mid action if the user sees it doing something odd
Stephen Swift ?' The Burnum Man
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