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thank you for your suggestions. from my windows explorer i went to folder options and unchecked the box (that was checked) labeled, 'Hide file extensions for known file types' . i also disabled the view panel as suggested. i checked the restricted zone setting i will see what makes it in. i checked the plain text button, what will this change in me sending mail out? i will now go to the microsoft site and search for their update. i am tempted to store my total mail list on a zip disk and refer to the zip disk when sending mass mails. thank you again for all your suggestions, they are very helpful! peace jimmy george http://www.jimmygeorgearts.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Floyd Miller <floyd@studiodust.com> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 9:56 PM Subject: Re: Email and Computer settings to avoid infection > At 09:18 PM 2/13/01 -0600, jimmy george wrote: > >but i must open it to become infected, right? just recieving the mail will > >not infect me? are there any email settings i might change to protect me > >more? > > > I'm not an Outlook expert and I don't use it but in Outlook Express > here are some of the options you should look at. > > Of course you should never execute programs that you receive from someone you > don't know. But what if someone you know had their computer infected and > sent you something without even knowing it? Be wary of any program you > receive. > > In the case of this recent virus or worm, it has an attachment that is > really an executable VB script. But the name is something.jpg.vbs. If > you leave your Windows Explorer view options in their default settings > you will only see the file named as something.jpg and you might think > it is just a Jpeg picture. So you click on it and it executed the >script. > You should choose your View options to NOT hide the file name extesions > of known file types. In Windows explorer choose View, Folder Options, > and then the View tab. In that dialog window find and turn off > "Hide file extensions for known file types". > > VB scripts that are embedded in the message do not have to be "opened" > to execute. Simply reading the message will execute them. To avoid > reading a message unintentionally make sure you have the Preview pane > turned off. Do this by selecting your InBox and then go to View menu > and select layout. In that dialo window turn off the "Show Preview Pane" > option. > > In the Security tab of the Options menu select the restricted zone to > limit the active-X and VB script content that is allowed. Unfortunately > Outlook Express does not seem to specify what level of things will be > allowed or diallowed. I guess Microsoft figures we wouldn't understand. > There may be more control of this in Internet Explorer. It's also too > bad that you cannot control your Outlook email all from within Outlook. > > And to stop sending HTML encoded that many people cannot read: > > Options...Send Tab .. Mail Sending Format - Select Plain Text > > Lastly, many of these worms travel by sending a copy of themselves to all > the email addresses in your address book.there has been at least one > security update for Outlook (and maybe Outlook Express) that disables > or warns if a program tries to access your address book. Go to Microsoft's > WEB site and see if you can find it. Read about it, download and install it. > > I hope this is helpful. > > > > > ************************ Floyd Miller > ***************** floyd@studiodust.com > ************ http://www.studiodust.com > ******** http://www.studiodust.com/~floyd > ***** palace://studiodust.com:9998 > ** > > >