That's the problem with Outlook. You need to have an antivirus program running behind it. I bet alot of people who were the first recipients of SoBig thought that they were protected too, but the exploit is still there as long as the antivirus company hasn't had time to react.
Marlon Bruce Sorge wrote: >I am not sure why everyone is blaming Outlook for this. I use Outlook almost >exclusively and have not been infected with any virus. If you do not have a >good antivirus application on you machine, no matter what you use, you stand >a good chance of being infected. I have received dozens of these emails over >the weekend, and all of them have a nice little text file attached telling >me that Norton deleted the virus from the .exe that was originally attached. >Also, I do NOT have the preview pane opened just in case Norton misses it. >Anyway, you cannot totally blame the mail client for getting infected. The >problem usually is somewhere between the keyboard and the chair. Also, I am >NOT pro M$, but I do use their products. It is just too bad that M$ >consistently makes software and OS's that beg to be exploited. > >Thanks, >Bruce > >-----Original Message----- >From: Claude Schneegans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 2:52 PM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: Re: [ OT] Special security Alert! > > > >>>and assuming you are using Outlook >>> >>> > >I NEVER and I'll NEVER use these for receiving or viewing my mail. >Unfortunately others do. :-( > >The problem is not getting infected. The problem is that I receive hundreds >of them, and each one is about 160k ! :-( > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=i:4:138000 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
