Name: Bubbleboy
Also known as: Seinfeld, BBV
Type: Email worm
Affects: Unpatched versions of Microsoft Outlook 98, Outlook 2000 and Outlook Express
Discovered: November 18, 1999; from Argentina
Description: Bubbleboy is the first worm able to spread via e-mail simply by viewing the message in the preview pane of Outlook Express or opening the message in Outlook. Bubbleboy sends itself with the subject line: "BubbleBoy is back!". The body of the email reads: "The BubbleBoy incident, pictures and sounds" and there is no attachment.
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