================================================ Subject: Re: virus alert bad bad From: "Tara" To: Date: Tue 15 May 2001 08:51:48 -0400 ================================================ I don't know much about juno... do you get e-mail in html, or is it text only? Safest thing to do is to set it to text only, because there's no way (thus far, at least) to pass a virus through plain text e-mail. Usually viruses are sent as attachments, so the safest thing to do is not to open any attachments with a .exe extension or an extension you don't recognize. A lot of people say "Just don't open attachments from people you don't know", but that can backfire on you. Some viruses (like the "I Love You" virus) automatically send themselves to everyone in your address book, so it's possible to be sent a virus from a friend without them meaning to. Also, scan any attachments you get before you open them. The extensions I can think of to specifically watch out for are *.exe and *.vbs - those seem to be the most common virus extensions. A couple good pages to check out for more information are http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/vprimer.htm (a virus primer) and http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/safe_computing/ (tells you how to set your computer in the safest way). Scott would normally be the person who'd handle a question like this, but since he's sleeping, I decided to try and help out... hope I succeeded. Tara ----- Original Message ----- From: Lisa G King To: Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 4:01 AM Subject: Re: virus alert bad bad > question for anyone: > > with juno you only delete after it is opened. What do you do then, or is > it only through outlook that a virus can be passed? > > Lisa King wanting to be prepared for a non hoax > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: > http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp