Re: Security issue in Microsoft Outlook

["M. Moreno" <euclidnine () yahoo com>]

I could not reproduce this using Outlook
2000(9.0.0.2711)

FYI

--- Bakchodiya <bakchodiya () yahoo com> wrote:
> An issue has been discovered in MS Outlook (All
> Versions) where anyone can fake a URL & send it
> across.
>
> How does it work:
>
> Lets compose an email in MS Outlook, lets type
>
>
> http://www.cybertrion.com & put a space after it to
> make it a link. Now put your cursor just before
> cybertrion & type any URL for eg: 
> http://www.foo-labs.info now send it to anyone. The
> receiver will see the URL as
> http://www.foo-labs.info
> but when he clicks on it it will directly take him
> to
> http://www.cybertrion.com
>
> I am not sure how critical this is but it can fool
> alot of people & result in download of a virus.
>
> For more details and Discovered by:
> Cybertrion Systems,
> http://www.cybertrion.com
>
>
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Mario Moreno


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