Re: Microsoft is NOT sending ANY emails to you. Read this!
From: Bill Sanderson (Bill_Sanderson_at_msn.com.plugh.org)
Date: 09/26/03
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Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 12:39:02 -0400
It isn't giving out false signals.
Any attachment of the classes specified could be a dangerous one. Outlook
Express doesn't know--it is simply warning you of that fact. It's easy to
misinterpret this as full-blown antivirus checking but it isn't that.
If you can work out a better wording for the warning, or a better UI for the
mechanism, Microsoft is definitely interested in hearing your thoughts:
http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp
"Art" <art_pfeifer@telus.net> wrote in message
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> Not to kill the subject.............
> One day I noticed this 'virus' feature. I turned it on.
> Turns out all of a sudden I received emails
> containing 'viruses' from 3 different (commercial) sources
> I have before been exchanging emails with attachments -
> but now I could not open any. It took some time to find
> out IE was the culprit.
> So if it works, make it simpler and effective. Don't make
> one go thru loops and hoops by giving false signals.
>
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >The setting is safe. Turning it on by default is the
> right thing to do.
> >
> >Your attachments are still there, and you can turn it off
> and gain access to
> >the safe ones, and then turn it on again.
> >
> >You can also modify the list of extensions it uses to
> determine what to
> >forbid access to:
> >
> >http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp#attachments
> >
> >Note that this question is covered in the faq which was
> posted very close to
> >your own post.
> >
> >
> >"Art Pfeifer" <art_pfeifer@telus.net> wrote in message
> >news:1c6c01c38393$d0873960$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Tools | Options | Security | Virus Protection
> >> The problem with this suggestion is this setting does
> >> wrongly deny access to attachments that really do not
> >> contain viruses.
> >> This has been my experience.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >DON'T open any attachments.
> >> >
> >> >Always REMEMBER:
> >> >
> >> >"If a BAD GUY can persuade you to run his program on
> >> >your computer, its NOT your computer anymore."
> >> >
> >> >Microsoft does NOT send updates as email attachments.
> >> >
> >> >"Authentic security bulletin mailers never provide the
> >> >patch itself or a link to the patch; instead, they
> refer
> >> the
> >> >reader to the complete version of the bulletin on our
> >> >web site, which provides a link to the patch"
> >> >
> >>
> >http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/authenticate_m
> >> ail.asp
> >>
> >http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/policy/swdist.as
> >> p
> >>
> >http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/news/patch_hoax.
> >> asp
> >> >
> >> >PLEASE Don't click on any email attachment you don't
> >> >know about. Because it will most likely be a
> VIRUS!!!!!!!
> >> >Even if you're all protected don't click on any unknown
> >> >email attachments.
> >> >
> >> >Consider using these (free for home use) tools:
> >> >http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
> >> >http://www.kerio.com/us/kpf_download.html
> >> >
> >> >DON'T open any attachments.
> >> >
> >> >Consider using these settings in Outlook Express:
> >> >
> >> >Tools | Options | Security | Virus Protection
> >> >
> >> >Choose "Restricted Zone"
> >> >Enable "Warn me when other applications trying to send
> >> mail as me"
> >> >Enable "Do not allow attachments to be saved..."
> >> >
> >> >DON'T open any attachments.
> >> >
> >> >If you get infected, follow EXACT instructions from:
> >>
> >http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.swen.a@mm.r
> >> emoval.tool.html
> >> >http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/swen.shtml#disinf
> >> >http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
> >> >
> >> >On Windows XP enable firewall:
> >>
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/network
> >> ing/icf.asp
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> >Keep up to date with:
> >> >http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
> >> >
> >> >DON'T open any attachments.
> >> >
> >> >http://www.microsoft.com/security/home/basics.asp
> >>
> >http://www.microsoft.com/security/home/beyond_basics.asp
> >> >
> >> >DON'T open any attachments.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >
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