In article <9ptga0$130s$1_at_news.tht.net>, istjohn_at_spamcop.net says...
>
> "John Gray" <nospam_at_invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.162beee9d6a4d85b9896ba_at_news.wcnet.org...
> > ChrisV,
> > Are you talking about my reply message or just adding to the
> > thread? I didn't see the JavaScript window as Gravity doesn't act on it
> > at all. NAV with current updates also didn't note a virus also. I still
> > have the original post on my machine and it checks fine also. If it's
> > there, it must be from the quoted text but I believe the >> quote symbol
> > would munge the script and make it unworkable. Also, in a text editor, I
> > see no JavaScript, either.
>
> The javascript is between the headers and message body. It doesn't show in
> text, and would not run if you do not support java scripting or the onload
> function. It is NOT a virus. Just a nuisance sufficiently simple for bored
> and brain dead posters..
>
> From: BarB <pattist_at_ix.netcom.com>
> Newsgroups:
> alt.config,comp.arch.embedded,comp.cad.solidworks,comp.databases.oracle.serv
> er,comp.dcom.modems.cable
> Subject: YOU SUCK!
> X-NETCOM-Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 06:42:59 GMT
> Message-ID: <d61622a1d90c081aa02a29b4017f60c9_at_nntp.ix.netcom.com>
> References: <f2f3e199.edbc3f34_at_33.33.33.33> <2b169bf7.0a5b8b05_at_alt.config>
> Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548
> Lines: 57
> Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 06:46:18 GMT
> NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.228.64.56
> X-Complaints-To: abuse_at_sympatico.ca
> X-Trace: news20.bellglobal.com 1002441873 64.228.64.56 (Sun, 07 Oct 2001
> 04:04:33 EDT)
> NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2001 04:04:33 EDT
> Organization: Bell Sympatico
> Path:
> hub.org!hub.org!HSNX.atgi.net!logbridge.uoregon.edu!feeder.qis.net!sunqbc.ri
> sq.qc.ca!torn!webster!nf1.bellglobal.com!nf2.bellglobal.com!news20.bellgloba
> l.com.POSTED!ix.netcom.com
> Xref: hub.org alt.config:259765 comp.arch.embedded:110645
> comp.cad.solidworks:53933 comp.databases.oracle.server:171652
> comp.dcom.modems.cable:110661
>
> <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
> <html>
> <head>
> <script LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
> function haha()
> {
> while (true)
> window.alert("** WARNING ** Virus Scan has detected the alt.config
> virus on your hard drive. If you have recently opened an email or newsgroup
> message and see this alert your system is infected.")
> }
> </script>
> </head>
> <body onLoad="haha()">
> </body>
> </html>
>
>
>
>
Ian,
Thanks for the education and info. Evidently, I miss a lot of
mischief not having a newsreader or email client that acts on JavaScript
or Activex content. I also have those functions turned off in IE. Glad
for others that this was just a joke(warning).
--
John Gray
If you don't have a reason, at least have an excuse.
Just in case there's any doubt, my email address is useless. Please
reply to this newsgroup.
Received on Mon Oct 08 2001 - 20:44:43 CDT
