re: Active content trouble
Friday, February 16, 2007 at 4:18 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by s.jester
(25 messages posted)
Yes, it was active content that infected my computer, and that is possible, its not
made up.
Active content has the capability of triggering actions automatically without awareness
(until I found out, which was difficult).
I doubt it was a MacroVirus, because active content code can even be activated when
previewing, or even selecting! and furthermore, MicroViruses don’t exist/can be place
in Wordpad!
On Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at 4:47 pm, gewg_ wrote:
>|Few days ago I removed some advanced Malware from my system;
>| s.jester
>|
>What tool did you use?
>
>|My AV resident shield didn’t detect it because is was advanced Malware.
>|
>Interesting theory. The rest of your description leaves me dubious.
>
>|I received it when I was viewing an M$ Word document in Windows Wordpad.
>|
>"Received" seems an odd word to use.
>I doubt the connection between the use of that app and the infection
>is that concrete.
>
>|It was stealth executable Malware within the content
>|
>Now you're just making up stuff.
>A non-executable file format cannot execute code (with the exception noted below).
>
>|Now after that, I am afraid to open any .DOC, .XML, .HTM, (download)
>|in case active content is within.
>|
>The kinds of malware associated with M$ Office files formats are "Macro Viruses".
>Any modern anti-virus app will find them and kill them.
>
>If an exploit is so new
>that the most recent virus definition file doesn't include it,
>THEN you might be at risk[1]
>**if** you open the document with a M$ payware app which runs the macro.[2]
>
>Wordpad does NOT execute macros.
>
>
>[1] This is usually a TINY window of vulnerability.
>The standard work-around is to let the file "cool off" for a day or more
>after which you update your virus signatures, scan the file, THEN open it.
>
>[2] Visual Basic for Applications was a really STUPID idea.
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