Could you PLEASE stop opening attatchments in emails....!
28 November 2001, 05:38 PM
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....when you have:
1) No idea who it's from
2) No idea of it's content
3) No idea of the dangers of virus'
I have had in excess of 30 emails from many people on this BBS containing virus's in the past two days. Can we be a little more vigilant please?
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Cem
1) No idea who it's from
2) No idea of it's content
3) No idea of the dangers of virus'
I have had in excess of 30 emails from many people on this BBS containing virus's in the past two days. Can we be a little more vigilant please?
Cheers
Cem
28 November 2001, 05:45 PM
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worse is a virus I've been getting with a title of RE:. You don't even have to open the attachment to get a virus warning in Norton, so I just delete any 40k emails with title RE:
28 November 2001, 06:36 PM
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Yep,
Received a dozen or so email's today with the W32.Badtrans.B@mm virus.
Do not know any of the senders, must be in their address book for some reason.
Lee
Received a dozen or so email's today with the W32.Badtrans.B@mm virus.
Do not know any of the senders, must be in their address book for some reason.
Lee
28 November 2001, 06:50 PM
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I'm one of the IT bods .... so here's a little golden advice.
a) Get your virus checker up todate. If you've got no checking, then get some.
b) Turn off the 'preview pane' in all types of Outlook.
c) As BlowDog said ... DON'T OPEN ATTACHMENTS ... unless your expecting them.
d) Some of these f*ckers will damage your system even without opening the attachement, so take heed of 'a)' and 'b)'
J.
a) Get your virus checker up todate. If you've got no checking, then get some.
b) Turn off the 'preview pane' in all types of Outlook.
c) As BlowDog said ... DON'T OPEN ATTACHMENTS ... unless your expecting them.
d) Some of these f*ckers will damage your system even without opening the attachement, so take heed of 'a)' and 'b)'
J.
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28 November 2001, 08:30 PM
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In outlook:
view - layout - then untick the preview pane box
BOB
I have received hundreds of emails from scoobynet users in the past few days for the free phone logo's and NOT had any with a virus-I THINK!
[Edited by WRXBOB - 11/28/2001 8:34:47 PM]
view - layout - then untick the preview pane box
BOB
I have received hundreds of emails from scoobynet users in the past few days for the free phone logo's and NOT had any with a virus-I THINK!
[Edited by WRXBOB - 11/28/2001 8:34:47 PM]
28 November 2001, 11:30 PM
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Kaspersky anti-virus (avp) has served me very well only a small downloaod from the net and cost £13.00 !!!!
this has been fautless at work and home (free updates as well)
edited cos my spoiling isnt faultless
[Edited by mattstant - 11/28/2001 11:31:50 PM]
[Edited by mattstant - 11/28/2001 11:32:30 PM]
this has been fautless at work and home (free updates as well)
edited cos my spoiling isnt faultless
[Edited by mattstant - 11/28/2001 11:31:50 PM]
[Edited by mattstant - 11/28/2001 11:32:30 PM]
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