[JA] Re: deleting viruses unopened [was: empty message first]
- From: J�rel DD Arbaugh <computerist@xxxxxxxx>
- To: juno_accmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, no-tag-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 22:05:16 PDT
}Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 15:16:25 EDT
}Subject: [JA] deleting viruses unopened [was: empty message first]
}From: "J. Random User" <jamu007@xxxxxxxx>
}
...
}On Mon, 22 Jul 2002 21:56:46 -0500 "Robert M. Cosby" <jvpoa@xxxxxxxx>
}writes:
}
}> I fail to see how this could protect against getting viruses. I
}> understand you cannot get a virus from opening a plain text message
}> such as we receive through Juno, and we cannot avoid opening any
}> Juno messages anyway [...]
}
}See. Did you read that?!? Come on, someone just has to explain it
}better.
}
Juno version 2 and later support MUCH more than just plain text
messages. Juno 4 and 5 use parts of M$-Internet-Explore that support
things like Active-X or M$-java-script (distinct from java) that includes
support that can pass a trojan or virus.
If you use these versions of juno, then make sure that you keep
windows/explore up to date with all of the patches that plug holes
"currently" used by virus/trojan/worm code. (Most of the current bugs
use holes that are plugged by the older updates!)
If you use juno 4 or 5, and have M$-word, make sure that Internet
Explore is configured to use WordPad, nor Word, to open word files!
WordPad lacks support for word macros, that can include "macro-virus"
code!
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