Computer tip : Virus prevention

[Guest guest]

Just thought this info. in regard to virus would help someone so I am

passing it along.

Geraldine

Computer tip : Virus prevention

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> > I suppose that some of the virus " makers " will eventually catch on to

this

> > and circumvent the plan, but it sounds like a good start to fight these

> > people who have nothing better to do than to find ways to be destructive

and devious. -> >

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> Who among us doesn't know someone who has experienced the embarrassment of

unknowingly spreading a computer virus via their email address book?

> > It's time to STOP this from happening by TAKING CONTROL of your email

program!

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> > For those who are unaware, many computer viruses spread themselves by

sending themselves to everyone in your address book. Imagine how you would

feel if you were unknowingly infected with a computer virus, and worse yet,

your friends, family, and business

> > contacts were being targeted by your computer!

> >

> > Well, if you want to avoid this sort of thing, here's a great tip:

This tip won't prevent YOU from getting any viruses (you have to scan those

attachments yourself before opening them to do that), but it will stop those

viruses from latching onto your address book and sending

> > itself out to others.

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> > To avoid spreading computer viruses, create a contact in your email

address book with the name : !0000 with NOemail address in the details.

> > (The name is: exclamation point followed by four zeroes.)

> >

> > This contact will then show up as your first contact. If a virus

attempts to do a " send all " on your contact list, your pc will put up an

error message saying that: " The Message could not be sent.

> > One or more recipients do not have an e-mail address.

> > Please check your Address Book and make sure all

> > the recipients have a valid e-mail address. "

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> > You click on OK and the offending (virus) message would not have been

sent to anyone. Of course no changes have been made to your original

contacts list. The offending (virus) message may then be automatically

stored in your " Drafts " or " Outbox " folder.

> > Go in there and delete the offending message.

> > Problem is solved and virus is not spread.

> >

> > Try this and pass on to your email contacts. The more people that use

this technique, the less vulnerable we will be to viruses that spread in

this manner!

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Geraldine for that tip on how to prevent the virus from spreading, I just did it and it was so simple, makes sense that it would work to not spread the virus anyway. Hope it works,

Dee ~

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Who among us doesn't know someone who has experienced the embarrassment ofunknowingly spreading a computer virus via their email address book?> > It's time to STOP this from happening by TAKING CONTROL of your emailprogram!> >> > For those who are unaware, many computer viruses spread themselves bysending themselves to everyone in your address book. Imagine how you wouldfeel if you were unknowingly infected with a computer virus, and worse yet,your friends, family, and business> > contacts were being targeted by your computer!> >> > Well, if you want to avoid this sort of thing, here's a great tip:This tip won't prevent YOU from getting any viruses (you have to scan thoseattachments yourself before opening them to do that), but it will stop thoseviruses from latching onto your address book and sending> > itself out to others.> >> > To avoid spreading computer viruses, create a contact in your emailaddress book with the name : !0000 with NOemail address in the details.> > (The name is: exclamation point followed by four zeroes.)> >> > This contact will then show up as your first contact. If a virusattempts to do a "send all" on your contact list, your pc will put up anerror message saying that: "The Message could not be sent.> > One or more recipients do not have an e-mail address.> > Please check your Address Book and make sure all> > the recipients have a valid e-mail address."> >> > You click on OK and the offending (virus) message would not have beensent to anyone. Of course no changes have been made to your originalcontacts list. The offending (virus) message may then be automaticallystored in your "Drafts" or "Outbox" folder.> > Go in there and delete the offending message.> > Problem is solved and virus is not spread.> >> > Try this and pass on to your email contacts. The more people that usethis technique, the less vulnerable we will be to viruses that spread inthis manner!