Re: [PCWorks] Is it still risky to use the Preview Pane?
- From: Hugh Vandervoort <hughv2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:20:40 -0400
A good AV, like AVG, scans your files first, and a decent ISP is
filtering for SPAM, etc., so I have never worried about this.
There's always a one-in-a-zillion chance, but if you keep Windows and
Office updated, there's not much to worry about.
Dale E. Heltzer wrote:
> Long ago, it was recommended to turn off the Preview Pane in MS Outlook,
> because this was a point of access for bad guys to get malware on your
> computer.
>
> Wwwwith a reasonably updated firewall/antivirus system, is it still
> better to have Preview turned off?
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