Re: [PCWorks] Is it still risky to use the Preview Pane?
- From: "Jeff Dougherty" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:51:15 -0500
I have never gotten infected either, but I've received a lot of infected
emails, but knew off
the bat not to open the attachments.
The big one recently were the PDF files.
I scanned them with several anti-vir*s software and none picked them up.
For added security, I have Outlook set to convert all mail to plain text. If it
looks
suspicious, I'm not affected simply by previewing it.
Jeff Dougherty, MST
Intrepid TV Repair
Steelton PA 17113
-----Original Message-----
From: pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Hugh
Vandervoort
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 12:00 AM
To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [PCWorks] Is it still risky to use the Preview Pane?
I've been on the internet a long time, and I get lots of email, so this
doesn't sound right to me. It's correct that the possibility exists, but
I've never had a serious infection of any kind, or lost any productivity
due to viruses. A properly updated computer with an updated virus
program has very little exposure. Absent these basic precautions the
risk is very great indeed, and no precaution is adequate.
Jeff Dougherty wrote:
> There's lots to worry about the first few hours virii are out in the wild.
> I've gotten plenty of infected emails before the anti-virus programs had the
> updates.
>
> Jeff Dougherty, MST
> Intrepid TV Repair
> Steelton PA 17113
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pcworks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Hugh
> Vandervoort
> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 10:21 AM
> To: pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [PCWorks] Is it still risky to use the Preview Pane?
>
> 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.
>
>
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