full-disclosure - .hta virus analysys

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From: lord_ph at comcast.net (bryce)
Subject: .hta virus analysys

I'm new to this list, and sorta new to security on a computer. But can 
someone tell me what program runs a .hta file??

thanks,
bryce


Jim Duggan wrote:

>  
> A friend contracted this .hta that seems to edit your profile with a 
> link to itself, http://www.talkstocks.net/
> attached is the hta file it attempts to run.  Its looks to be encoded, 
> which is something i dont know much about but im sure most people on 
> this list will have no problem reading it, just wondering what it does.
>  
> Any help appreciated
> Thx
>  
> Jason