Re: Address Book Protection

[Guest guest]

Actually that trick won't work in outlook express. Outlook will send all

the email addresses out anyway. That trick has been going around for years.

Mark E. Armstrong

www.top5plus5.com

NW Chapter Rep

Pancreatitis Association, International

Address Book Protection

> I learned a computer trick today that's really ingenious in it's

simplicity. As you may know, when/if a worm virus gets into your computer it

heads straight for your email address book, and sends itself to everyone in

there, thus infecting all your friends and associates.

>

> This trick won't keep the virus from getting into your computer, but it

will stop it from using your address book to spread further, and it will

alert you to the fact that the worm has gotten into your system.

>

> Here's what you do:

> Open your address book and click on " new contact " just as you would do if

you were adding a new friend to your list of email addresses. In the window

where you would type your friend's first name, type in AAAAAAA. In the

window below where it prompts you to enter the new email address, type

WormAlert@.... Then complete the entry by clicking on add, enter,

ok, or whatever word your address book uses.

>

> Now, here's what you've done and why it works:

> The " name " AAAAAAA will be placed at the top of your address book as entry

#1. This will be where the worm will start in an effort to send itself to

all your friends. But when it tries to send itself to AAAAAAA, it will be

undeliverable because of the phony email address you've entered

(WormAlert@...). When the first attempt fails (which it will

because of the phony address), the worm goes no further and your friends

will not be infected.

>

> Here's the second great advantage of this method:

> Since the email cannot be delivered, you will be notified of this in your

InBox almost immediately. Hence, if you ever get an email telling you that

an email addressed to WormAlert@... could not be delivered, you

know right away that you have the worm virus in your system. You can then

take steps to get rid of it before it damages your files and system.

>

> If everybody you know does this, then you needn't ever worry about opening

mail from friends. Please pass this on to all the people listed in your

address book.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Will it work if you don't use Outlook?

Just wondered,

Gail West, Indiana

[Guest guest]

Shoulda known!!

Address Book Protection

> I learned a computer trick today that's really ingenious in it's

simplicity. As you may know, when/if a worm virus gets into your computer it

heads straight for your email address book, and sends itself to everyone in

there, thus infecting all your friends and associates.

>

> This trick won't keep the virus from getting into your computer, but it

will stop it from using your address book to spread further, and it will

alert you to the fact that the worm has gotten into your system.

>

> Here's what you do:

> Open your address book and click on " new contact " just as you would do if

you were adding a new friend to your list of email addresses. In the window

where you would type your friend's first name, type in AAAAAAA. In the

window below where it prompts you to enter the new email address, type

WormAlert@.... Then complete the entry by clicking on add, enter,

ok, or whatever word your address book uses.

>

> Now, here's what you've done and why it works:

> The " name " AAAAAAA will be placed at the top of your address book as entry

#1. This will be where the worm will start in an effort to send itself to

all your friends. But when it tries to send itself to AAAAAAA, it will be

undeliverable because of the phony email address you've entered

(WormAlert@...). When the first attempt fails (which it will

because of the phony address), the worm goes no further and your friends

will not be infected.

>

> Here's the second great advantage of this method:

> Since the email cannot be delivered, you will be notified of this in your

InBox almost immediately. Hence, if you ever get an email telling you that

an email addressed to WormAlert@... could not be delivered, you

know right away that you have the worm virus in your system. You can then

take steps to get rid of it before it damages your files and system.

>

> If everybody you know does this, then you needn't ever worry about opening

mail from friends. Please pass this on to all the people listed in your

address book.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Shoulda known!!

Address Book Protection

> I learned a computer trick today that's really ingenious in it's

simplicity. As you may know, when/if a worm virus gets into your computer it

heads straight for your email address book, and sends itself to everyone in

there, thus infecting all your friends and associates.

>

> This trick won't keep the virus from getting into your computer, but it

will stop it from using your address book to spread further, and it will

alert you to the fact that the worm has gotten into your system.

>

> Here's what you do:

> Open your address book and click on " new contact " just as you would do if

you were adding a new friend to your list of email addresses. In the window

where you would type your friend's first name, type in AAAAAAA. In the

window below where it prompts you to enter the new email address, type

WormAlert@.... Then complete the entry by clicking on add, enter,

ok, or whatever word your address book uses.

>

> Now, here's what you've done and why it works:

> The " name " AAAAAAA will be placed at the top of your address book as entry

#1. This will be where the worm will start in an effort to send itself to

all your friends. But when it tries to send itself to AAAAAAA, it will be

undeliverable because of the phony email address you've entered

(WormAlert@...). When the first attempt fails (which it will

because of the phony address), the worm goes no further and your friends

will not be infected.

>

> Here's the second great advantage of this method:

> Since the email cannot be delivered, you will be notified of this in your

InBox almost immediately. Hence, if you ever get an email telling you that

an email addressed to WormAlert@... could not be delivered, you

know right away that you have the worm virus in your system. You can then

take steps to get rid of it before it damages your files and system.

>

> If everybody you know does this, then you needn't ever worry about opening

mail from friends. Please pass this on to all the people listed in your

address book.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

lol

Mark E. Armstrong

www.top5plus5.com

NW Chapter Rep

Pancreatitis Association, International

Address Book Protection

>

>

> > I learned a computer trick today that's really ingenious in it's

> simplicity. As you may know, when/if a worm virus gets into your

computer it

> heads straight for your email address book, and sends itself to everyone

in

> there, thus infecting all your friends and associates.

> >

> > This trick won't keep the virus from getting into your computer, but

it

> will stop it from using your address book to spread further, and it will

> alert you to the fact that the worm has gotten into your system.

> >

> > Here's what you do:

> > Open your address book and click on " new contact " just as you would do

if

> you were adding a new friend to your list of email addresses. In the

window

> where you would type your friend's first name, type in AAAAAAA. In the

> window below where it prompts you to enter the new email address, type

> WormAlert@.... Then complete the entry by clicking on add,

enter,

> ok, or whatever word your address book uses.

> >

> > Now, here's what you've done and why it works:

> > The " name " AAAAAAA will be placed at the top of your address book as

entry

> #1. This will be where the worm will start in an effort to send itself

to

> all your friends. But when it tries to send itself to AAAAAAA, it will

be

> undeliverable because of the phony email address you've entered

> (WormAlert@...). When the first attempt fails (which it will

> because of the phony address), the worm goes no further and your friends

> will not be infected.

> >

> > Here's the second great advantage of this method:

> > Since the email cannot be delivered, you will be notified of this in

your

> InBox almost immediately. Hence, if you ever get an email telling you

that

> an email addressed to WormAlert@... could not be delivered,

you

> know right away that you have the worm virus in your system. You can

then

> take steps to get rid of it before it damages your files and system.

> >

> > If everybody you know does this, then you needn't ever worry about

opening

> mail from friends. Please pass this on to all the people listed in your

> address book.

> >

> >

> >