Re: from the latest vulnerability...

From: Super_Geek (RichardFalconer@freenet.co.uk)
Date: 12/20/02 

Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 20:34:38 +0000
From: Super_Geek <RichardFalconer@freenet.co.uk>

Ray <reply_in@news.only> asks:
>Can this get any worse? First we simply told people to not open attachments
>from people they didn't know. Then we discovered that viruses were hijacking
>Outlook address books so the attachments looked like they were legitimate,
>so we warned against that. Then we found out that IE would automatically
>open Outlook attachments even if they weren't double-clicked. So we told
>people to turn off the preview pane. Then we learned that scripts in HTML
>emails could do bad stuff, so we turned off HTML email scripting. Then we
>discovered NIMDA could infect a computer simply by visiting the page of an
>infected server. So we patched IE again and again and again. Then we have
>embedded fields in Office documents stealing files from people's hard
>drives. Now we have this issue. Gees, give me the good old DOS (not DoS)
>days with green-screen terminals!
>
>Ray
>

I predict in 2054 there will be extreme virus exploitation of the
internet, and simply walking into a room containing an infected
microchip would format your PDA watch, scratch any CDs you may be
carrying, and do wonders for your pace-maker. Eeek!

And as for optical mice! No! The dramatic decrease in mouse balls will
result in the world being ingulfed in crud in a few decades! We must get
crud absorbing mousemats!!!!!
Quick, while it is not too late!!!!! 

-- 
Super_Geek

Relevant Pages

  • Re: HELP!! Lost all messages in my INBOX!!!
    ... delete the old identity and its message store folder. ... Don't open attachments. ... >>> attachment to disk first and then scan it with your antivirus software. ... >>> attempting to infect your system, and will block you from doing so. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • Re: Cant Read Mail in Outlook Express
    ... Don't open attachments. ... and the folder must be compacted to remove ... Turn off email scanning in your antivirus software. ... > recognize that your are attempting to infect your system, ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • Re: Cant Read Mail in Outlook Express
    ... In particular I would close all OE windows and make sure that msimn.exe ... Don't open attachments. ... Turn off email scanning in your antivirus software. ... > recognize that your are attempting to infect your system, ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • Re: e-mail attachments
    ... > I can send and receive e-mail but cannot open attachments ... Because of this tendency of attachments to infect, ... Turn off email scanning in your antivirus software. ... Windows 2000 and Windows XP. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • Re: Preview Pane - active - makes it crawl
    ... In OE also try a File | Folder | Compact all and then clear your Temporary ... Don't open attachments. ... Because of this tendency of attachments to infect, ... Turn off email scanning in your antivirus software. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)