Attachments and AV updates
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 10:53:34 -0400
Just a note of caution to all those folks receiving the malicious
"update" attachments purporting to be patches from known companies.
First off, many large companies NEVER send software as email attachments,
and usually post public announcements about this.
Also, keep in mind that hackers can and do rapidly change the malicious
content attachments to be undetectable by the latest virus definitions update
of your favorite antivirus software.
Thus you can never know for sure if an attachment (executable
or otherwise) you receive which does not trigger your antivirus
engine into action, might contain a virus!!
Be vigilant, and NEVER OPEN ATTACHMENTS, even those
received from friends unless you are explicitly expecting them.
- Michel Gallant
MVP Security
Relevant Pages
- Re: problems with muti-identities in OE
... The log file is either in the message store location or in the Program Files\Outlook Express directory and has the file extension ".log". ... Don't open attachments. ... > Because of this tendency of attachments to infect, ... > attachment to disk first and then scan it with your antivirus software. ...
(microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress) - Re: problems with muti-identities in OE
... If you have antivirus software scanning email, ... Because of this tendency of attachments to infect, Microsoft has now set OE to block all attachments. ... If you choose to adjust OE to allow attachments, make sure you save the attachment to disk first and then scan it with your antivirus software. ... Disabling email protection does not leave you vulnerable to viruses and ...
(microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress) - Re: Unknown Error occured - Please Help !!!
... Antivirus software messes up that information. ... > When I try to SEND messages (some with attachments and ... Because of this tendency of attachments to infect, ... , then wasted space is generated in that file, and the folder must be ...
(microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress) - Re: error message - server rejecting recipient
... Don't open attachments. ... > attachment to disk first and then scan it with your antivirus software. ... Turn off email scanning in your antivirus software. ... > Disabling email protection does not leave you vulnerable to viruses and ...
(microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress) - Re: msimn.exe - Application error
... This is usually do to having email scanning enabled in antivirus software. ... Because of this tendency of attachments to infect, Microsoft has now set OE to block all attachments. ... Cannot Open E-Mail Attachments in Outlook Express After You Install SP1 ... If you choose to adjust OE to allow attachments, make sure you save the attachment to disk first and then scan it with your antivirus software. ...
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