Microsoft alters Outlook e-mail to block viruses
Source: AAP | Published: Tuesday May 16, 12:26 PM
Microsoft is altering its Outlook e-mail software to prevent users from
running any executable program attachments - like the
infamous Love Bug virus.
And, as an additional safeguard, any time a computer program attempts to
access Outlook's address book or tries to send e-mail
via Outlook, users will receive a warning and will be urged not to allow
it.
The software patch announced for Microsoft Outlook 98 and Office 2000
will be available on a Microsoft Web site starting next
week.
But as a tradeoff for the added security, Outlook will also block some
attachments that are harmless or possibly even beneficial.
The moves come a fortnight after the Love Bug -- also known as the I
Love You virus -- clogged e-mail systems around the world
and infected millions of computers, destroying music and graphics files
stored on many machines.
The virus, which only worked against users of Microsoft Outlook, caused
as much as $10 billion in damage, mostly in lost work
time.
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