At 07:37 02/05/04, you wrote: >However sad to say rogue web
sites >are now downloading stuff (viruses) >in the
'background' > >Hi Crusty one..can you say anything more about
these? Any defences? I'm >getting at least three or four virus mails
per day. Does Stinger do >something that Norton
doesn't?
Oh boy 3-4 per day - had that . . .
Defence one
change your email address as soon as you can (the viruses are auto sent)
usually from a spoofed or false address.
Use Eudora (and turn off the
HTML) and Microsoft viewers or use thunderbird - something other than MS
which is the main target (Outlook and outlook express being the most
prevalent programs)
That is for the emails . . .
For the rogue
sites . . . (they use mal code - of which there is so much LEGITIMATE
CODE that can be used for bad purposes - for example _javascript_ and
actionscript are good languages used on web pages but can be used for
example to run a pop up or redirect you to another site - you click on a
button saying 'Close this window' - in fact this runs another script
which starts a download to your computer - this can happen quickly or in
the background . . . - that is the basis
Now - the partial cure Use
a secure browser such as Mozilla or Opera or a secure Operating system such
as Windows 2000 (make sure you update)... so far this I can comply
with..now for the really dumb question.. How does one change email
address without changing servers???
Cheers and thanks...
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