[pchelpers] Re: Be Careful

Well with Pen you don't know what she is up to she can be quite mischievous
now and then, - Pain or Pane you are right about the preview pane-- and the
only protection you can get is make sure your antivirus is updated, a good
firewall- and following the directions below. and do not accept any patches
from Microsoft that come in your email. They never send them in the email or
send attachments--  Go into settings/control panel/automatic updates set it
they way you want it--  you will get your critical updates and  security
patches through their site automatically-.  I think I said that  in an
earlier posting.
Jackie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "G. Cox" <georgetcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 4:17 PM
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: Be Careful


> To a virus it doesn't matter that you are using a PREVIEW pane. If you
view
> an infected email in the preview pane you will be infected with that virus
> even though you didn't actually "open" the email. Some viruses are able to
> come in the body of an email now and don't need you to open an attachment.
> Some are coming straight off the net and don't need to use email at all
> until after you're infected. We keep being instructed to use an anti-virus
> program and keep it updated, use a firewall, don't open attachments you
were
> not expecting --even from people you know (common courtesy these days is
to
> inform one that an attachment is coming) viruses can make it seem like
they
> are from people you know using their address books, and don't open mail
from
> folks who don't follow these rules-delete it. I'm sure there may be
> precautions I've left out. Oh yeah, keep your system updated with the
latest
> critical updates and patches for your operating system and software.
>
> gcox
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "tactilelady" <penwal1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 5:45 AM
> Subject: [pchelpers] Re: Be Careful
>
>
> Does having the pains necessarily mean you will get a virus? Can you
explain
> how this works I'm having problems getting my room mate to get rid of hers
> and her account is on my PC.
>
> Pen
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>


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