If Steve is correct and no attachments are allowed,
then it would seem that a worm is responsible for what
we're seeing because we're definitely seeing it.


Worm
A worm is a virus that does not infect other programs.
It makes copies of itself, and infects additional
computers (typically by making use of network
connections) but does not attach itself to additional
programs; however a worm might alter, install, or
destroy files and programs.
See also: Trojan Horse, Virus


Virus
A chunk of computer programming code that makes copies
of itself without any concious human intervention.
Some viruses do more than simply replicate themselves,
they might display messages, install other software or
files, delete software of files, etc.
A virus requires the presence of some other program to
replicate itself. Typically viruses spread by
attaching themselves to programs and in some cases
files, for example the file formats for Microsoft word
processor and spreadsheet programs allow the inclusion
of programs called "macros" which can in some cases be
a breeding ground for viruses.

See also: Trojan Horse, Worm

Trojan Horse
A computer program is either hidden inside another
program or that masquerades as something it is not in
order to trick potential users into running it. For
example a program that appears to be a game or image
file but in reality performs some other function. The
term "Trojan Horse" comes from a possibly mythical
ruse of war used by the Greeks sometime between 1500
and 1200 B.C.
A Trojan Horse computer program may spread itself by
sending copies of itself from the host computer to
other computers, but unlike a virus it will (usually)
not infect other programs.

See also: Virus, Worm

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