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> From: Paul Ewing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: e-gold Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [e-gold-list] Re: Who the heck is Desmond Wong?
> Date: Saturday, 28 July 2001 9:46 AM
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> That is the current worm that is going around. Delete them quick, don't
> use Outlook, etc.
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Anyone who needs to use MS Outlook (or Outlook Express, or other
potentially unsafe email systems) should not panic, they simply need to set
the security zone of email to 'medium' (or 'high') instead of the stupid
'low' default setting used! Likewise, the default installation for McAfee
VirusScan should not be used, because this fails to install email and
Internet download protection! Anyone who cannot navigate the options
settings or custom install of such (easy) software should get their
computer technician to do it for them, or spend some time learning to do it
themselves.
Depending on the version of software used, this will be found under Tools,
Options, or similar. You should check your settings to ensure that
Javascript is not executed in email, email preview is not turned on, sent
items should not send until you click send and receive, and cookies should
not be accepted while reading email. Most importantly, a free personal
firewall should be installed and you should learn to use it. Set the
firewall to block Outlook (or whichever email program you use) from
accessing web traffic, or ensure that only your web browser(s) can browse
web pages. Search www.google.com for "free* personal firewall download" or
similar.
These viruses are not dangerous (and will not propagate) if they are not
executed. What is annoying after all these years of similar 'attacks' are
the in-depth virus warnings so many organisations issue that seem to tell
people to freak out each time one of these hits! If people simply took the
necessary, common sense precautions at all times, then this worm, 'I Love
You', 'Melissa', or whatever, would be a case of "Ho hum, delete, next."
Even the antivirus software industry is largely a scam. Just develop some
common sense, and delete, don't run. We (the Internet community) should
never have to discuss this again, and it should not make it onto the
evening news.
Regards,
Ian Green
http://www.two-cents-worth.com/?107242
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