[TechAssist] Re: viruses getting to the techassist members:solution
- From: Gary McCartney <number63@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 17:53:52 -0400
Jeff, suppose you haven't updated your Norton virus defs for one day.
During that time you happen to get an email with a virus without knowing
it. You remember to download the virus updates and then you send out an
email which has been infected while in your comuter- Norton will then
snag it on its way out. Might be a bit of an oddity for it to happen
like that, but it could.
Gary McCartney
McCartney Electronics
7134 Fife Rd, RR 7
Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4
Fax: (519)821-1530
email: number63 (at) inetsonic.com
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> Phil,
> I fail to see the point of Norton scanning outgoing mail...just slows things
> up.
> If you have incoming email scanning how is an outgoing email going to be
> infected?
> Jeff
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Bader" <philbad@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 7:36 AM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: viruses getting to the techassist members:solution
>
> yes. My Norton scans in and out.Seems funny that anyone on forums would
> not have such protection! I also use the Norton Live Update as well.
> Norton is cheaper than a decent restaurant meal.All should use it.
> Phil Bader
>
> Bruce Tiedeman wrote:
> >
> > Yes Phil this could work but might be difficult to "sort", and delete people
> > from our address books, I might delete family members by mistake.(joke).
> > Another way would be to upgrade Anti Virus Programs to ones that work
> > better. I have tried many , and the best yet is Norton 2002. When ever a
> > message goes out of your computer it scans the message.( you can see this
> > happen a window opens up showing the scan take place), It scans them coming
> > in and going out. Correct me if I am wrong but it would be difficult for a
> > virus to propagate from protection like this.
> >
> > Bruce
> > B&T Electronics
> > 139 Margaret St
> > Sarnia Ontario
> > Canada
> > N7T 2Y3
> > (519) 344-1850
> > btied@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Phil Bader" <philbad@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 6:00 AM
> > Subject: [TechAssist] viruses getting to the techassist members:solution
> >
> > >
> > > As I understand the mechanisms these viruses use to proliferate,they get
> > > into our address books,get all our personal email addresses and send
> > > from there. It would be highly unlikely they come thru the forum's
> > > server.The problem is that we each keep each others direct email
> > > addresses AS WELL as the techassist forum address. The simple cure would
> > > be to erase all the personal addresses of our forum members from our
> > > address books.The virus would have only the techassist address to send,
> > > and that server would of course filter it there.Problem solved.
> > > If any one needs to email directly on occasion,( a diagram scan,etc)
> > > simply type in the address in a case by case basis.
> > > Solved.
> > > --
> > > Philip Bader
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> > > email: philbad@xxxxxxxxxx
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