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Message-ID: <40180176.29705.923FB76D@localhost>
From: nick at virus-l.demon.co.uk (Nick FitzGerald)
Subject: Mydoom

madsaxon <madsaxon@...ecway.com> to me:

> >That page does not specifically address the "zip attachment" form at
> >all, and to the extent that it does mention .ZIP extensions it (_quite_
> >incorrectly) implies that the virus' executable is simply packaged with
> >such an extension.  In fact, if it sends itself with a .ZIP extension,
> >Mydoom sends itself as a proper zip archive that contains a "stored"
> >(i.e. not compressed) copy of its executable.
> 
> Two of the copies I've gotten have been proper .zip archives (with
> .zip extension) which contained a UPX compressed executable,
> many of whose ASCII strings were further obfuscated with ROT-13.

Dude, read what I said...

   ...if it sends itself with a .ZIP extension...

That is, of the options it has for sending itself, if it chooses the 
the zip archive option...  

Keep up with the program!


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Nick FitzGerald
Computer Virus Consulting Ltd.
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