At 11:14 AM 1/3/2006, Diane Poremsky typed:
Not necessarily - Images embedded in HTML are at risk if you render the html
in the email client. Always using plain text is not a guarantee either -
they say a search tool (ie, google or msn desktop search) can activate an
attached wmf - if you either index mail or use Eudora (or otherwise save all
attachments) and index the drive, and email exploit can be activated without
your interaction.
You can fairly easily avoid web sites with the exploit by not randomly
surfing or clicking links to unknown or untrusted sites. You have a good
chance of avoiding it in email if you use a good spam filter (increases your
chance of either a link or attachment never hitting the inbox to begin with)
and don't use the desktop search tools
So I'm in good shape because I do NOT index my drive & do NOT go to
unknown or untrusted sites. The fact that I do NOT automatically
download messages over 20k also helps as this prevents Eudora from
rendering html messages behind my back. I feel that I have to leave
html rendering turned on for those few people that insist on sending
me those pretty messages.
It's good to know that I practice safe internet driving. ;-)
Do I now get lower insurance rates too? <lol>
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Wayne D. Johnson
Ashland, OH, USA 44805
<http://www.wavijo.com>
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