<![CDATA[It is easy to turn off scripting support in Outlook.
But, on the other hand, ny who does not have a good and up to date A/V program
running on their commuter is just being negligent. That is the real reason
virus are being spread, not misconfigured Outlook set ups..
In my case there are several layers to get through before an email even gets to
my Outlook or Outlook Express.
First it must pass the virus scanner on the mail server. if it makes it past
that, it has to pass the different virus scanner on my POP mail server. If it
gets past that one, then Zone Alarm will rename the extension on any executable
before my NAV even sees it on the local machine. I also have all scripting
support turned off on Outlook, thus even if I open a mail with iframe code, it
will not execute.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Claude Schneegans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: [ OT] Special security Alert!
| >>I am not sure why everyone is blaming Outlook for this.
|
| Because only Outlook allows script to be executed just when opening the
message.
| Outlook is the principal if not the only responsible for so many viruses all
over the world.
|
| >>I use Outlook almost exclusively and have not been infected with any virus.
|
| Good for you, because you know how to avoid being infected. The problem is not
with people
| like you (or me) the people is with about 80% of idiots in the planet who
beleive that since
| the have a product published by the biggest software editor it's got to be
safe, and
| they have no idea what a security breach is, nor what a patch is.
|
| >>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.
|
| If you click on anything which looks sexy, yes, but with Outlook you don't
even have to click.
|
| >>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.
|
| Big deal ! I don't even have Norton check my mail. it slows down and I'm
perfectly able to
| delete the message by myself. The problem is not to delete the virus: the
problem what it takes
| on my "bandwidth".
|
| >>Also, I do NOT have the preview pane opened just in case Norton misses it.
|
| Again, good for you, but obviously, dozens of people do not take thes
precautions.
|
| >>Anyway, you cannot totally blame the mail client for getting infected. The
| problem usually is somewhere between the keyboard and the chair.
|
| Wherever the problem is, if Microsoft made a safer program, we wouldn't have
to discuss
| about where is the problem ;-)
|
|
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