================================================ Subject: Re: virus alert bad bad From: "DebbiR" To: Date: Tue 15 May 2001 06:37:29 -0700 ================================================ Yeah, I'll just add that most are sent via outlook or some other popular client - plain text clients have been spared the lot of the virus attacks. I also don't open any attachments I don't know are coming. I've been known to write back to people saying, "what the **** are you sending me here?" Especially if the subject line is squirrelly, like "Check this out!" yeah right. Also, before I open ANY attachment (even those I trust) I run it thru the virus checker. I'll "save to disk" rather than "open" and then navigate to that file using my explorer and (at least on my machine) right click the file and choose "scan for virus". Tara's right, though, that the more you know about Email viruses, the easier it is to avoid them. Oh, and opening your mail and seeing multiple messages with the exact same subject line is a dead give away. Hope this helps, too. DebbiR -----Original Message----- From: Creed Discussion List [mailto:CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM] On Behalf Of Tara Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 5:52 AM To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM Subject: Re: virus alert bad bad 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 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp