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From: matth@bellatlantic.net (Matthew Hulett)
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Subject: Re: A new type of security threat?
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 21:41:13 GMT
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   I did a bit of reading today about this. What is the nature of the
threat? Can you be hit by someone by only surfing to a website? Or, do
you need to download and install a program to acquire the potential
nuisance? The author of that note said thinks he got it ftping and
ircing, yet from what I read, it would seem you need to download and
install a malacious program.
   In addition, is there some sort-of cookie security threat? I just
came across this today too... I can barely keep up with all my
reading, I guess I better find the time to start reading PC World
again. [sigh]
   Thank God most hackers are not ill-willed.

-Matt