RE: Virus!!! re: message from Richard C Graham w/o subject
Hi John, On Thu, 8 Feb 2001 18:38:31 +1000, John Coyle wrote: You get to it from Windows Explorer: Click View/Folder Options/View Then find the Item "Hidden Files" and check "Show all files" on Then uncheck "Hide file extensions for known file types" Then click on the "Like current folder' button That deals with it all, as far as I know. That's the one I was trying to think of. I have to hunt it down every time I install (or reinstall) Windows because I can never remember where it "lives". :-) And it does affect the entire system, not just Outlook. TTYL, DougF - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: Virus!!! re: message from Richard C Graham w/o subject
I guess that means that there isn't a lot you can do for people using Outlook Express. Or can you change that option to allow the final extension to be displayed? It's been so long since I last fooled around with Outlook I don't remember. I always enable extension display in Windows no matter what version I am using. I have downloaded an update for my Outlook98 which will block all dangerous attachments. The virus we got was blocked because of this, even if I want to open it I might not be able to do it. Not showing the last extension is a setting in Windows, so a virus can hide life stages.txt.shs or something like that. The innocent user thinks he opens a text file which can't contain a virus. This setting can be changed in the registry, be careful when editing and make a backup first. The following text is from www.nai.com about this subject: One significance of this exploitation of SHS files is that it raises awareness to the fact that the extension is not shown, even if a system is configured to "show all files" and "show extensions of known file types". This is due to a registry entry for Shell Scrap file types: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ShellScrap "NeverShowExt"="0" Users can correct this by either deleting the entry named "NeverShowExt" or rename it to "AlwaysShowExt". If renaming the entry, user must log off and log back into Windows for the change to take effect. I hope this is of help, Frits - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Virus!!! re: message from Richard C Graham w/o subject
Hi, about attachments, you can tell these are aimed at the microsoft world. You can visually examine the extension on the file and tell what it is, maybe. In the microsoft world the last three characters in the file name tell the OS how to handle the file. So be carefull of any file with a name ending in, .com //Program executable .exe //Program executable .pif //Program information File (will act as an executable under certain circumstances. .bas //Binary or Text Basic file .vba //Binary of Text Macro file for Microsoft office (or any other Microsoft product that uses macros). .ba[x] //Macro file specific to a package. .dot //Microsoft Word document template (really just one huge macro for MS Word) .doc //Microsoft word document can contain macros including MS Word Macro Viruses) --- Eric Ming Hui [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The attachment is a virus! DO NOT RUN IT! - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Virus!!! re: message from Richard C Graham w/o subject
X - A scroll of news from Peter Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Read it? [yn] y Hi, about attachments, you can tell these are aimed at the microsoft world. You can visually examine the extension on the file and tell what it is, maybe. In the microsoft world the last three characters in the file name tell the OS how to handle the file. So be carefull of any file with a name ending in, [List of common extensions and explanation] I played with Outleak Express once or twice and it does - by default - *not* show the true extension of a file. If I send you a message with `foo.jpg' as attachment, OE will display it with an icon appropriate for images and the name `foo' (without extension). This particular message contains a file named `TIAZINHA.JPG.pif'. The displayed name will have the `.pif' stripped and have a different icon. OT: A stupid way to scare the bejeezus out of OE users is tacking the following lines on your message (I put it in a box to disarm it): /-\ | begin present.txt.vbs | | Hi, I'm a signature virus. Copy me! | | end | \-/ Fortunately, this one is pretty harmless. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Virus!!! re: message from Richard C Graham w/o subject
I guess that means that there isn't a lot you can do for people using Outlook Express. Or can you change that option to allow the final extension to be displayed? It's been so long since I last fooled around with Outlook I don't remember. I always enable extension display in Windows no matter what version I am using. --- Johan Schoone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: X - A scroll of news from Peter Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Read it? [yn] y Hi, about attachments, you can tell these are aimed at the microsoft world. You can visually examine the extension on the file and tell what it is, maybe. In the microsoft world the last three characters in the file name tell the OS how to handle the file. So be carefull of any file with a name ending in, [List of common extensions and explanation] I played with Outleak Express once or twice and it does - by default - *not* show the true extension of a file. If I send you a message with `foo.jpg' as attachment, OE will display it with an icon appropriate for images and the name `foo' (without extension). This particular message contains a file named `TIAZINHA.JPG.pif'. The displayed name will have the `.pif' stripped and have a different icon. OT: A stupid way to scare the bejeezus out of OE users is tacking the following lines on your message (I put it in a box to disarm it): /-\ | begin present.txt.vbs | | Hi, I'm a signature virus. Copy me! | | end | \-/ Fortunately, this one is pretty harmless. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Virus!!! re: message from Richard C Graham w/o subject
On Wed, 7 Feb 2001 21:27:04 -0800 (PST), Peter Alling wrote: I guess that means that there isn't a lot you can do for people using Outlook Express. Or can you change that option to allow the final extension to be displayed? The setting isn't specific to Outlook (or Goatlook as my buddy calls it). It's a "Windows wide" setting. I forget exactly where you configure it, but it's called something like "Hide Extensions for 'Well Known' File Types" (yes or no). I always set it to show all extensions. I was born paranoid, and it's only gotten worse as I've experienced more of the world. :-) TTYL, DougF - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
