--- In [email protected], bullybullf...@... wrote: > > Hi, > I watched this virus get on three other list I belong to. Each time it > hits a list the numbr on the end sems to go up, ie. 7 then 8 thn 9. > > Don't open hi, friends - # > > Bill McClung > Colorado
I received this Email from my sister in April, 2009. Maybe it works, or Firefox carries a big flyswatter, but I did it and it seems to work, at least for my address book. Read it and judge for yourselves Bob Nicholson ___________________________________ Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 6:37 AM Subject: Fwd: Protect Your Address Book from the Conficker Worm This is a good idea You probably know about this and if it works or not but what the hey any help is appreciated -----Original Message----- Subject: Fw: Protect Your Address Book from the Conficker Worm This is a good idea ----- > > How to protect your e-mail address book. This is > good. My daughter told me about this long ago but when I > started a new list I forgot to do it. Now you will be safe > if I get infected. > > A computer repairman says this is like having gold. > This is a good thing. I learned a computer trick today > that's really ingenious in its 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: > First, 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 ' > A'. > > For the screen name or email address, type > [email protected] > Now, here's what you've done and why it > works: > The 'name 'A' 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. > When it tries to send itself to [email protected], > it will be undeliverable because of the phony email address > you entered. If the first attempt fails (which it will > because of the phony address), the worm goes no further and > none of your friends will be infected. > > > Here's the second great advantage of this > method: If an email cannot be delivered, you will be > notified ofthis in your In Box almost immediately. Hence, > if you ever get an email telling you that an email addressed > [email protected] could not be delivered, you know right > away that you have the worm virus in yoursystem. You can > then take steps to get rid of it! > > Pretty slick huh? > > If everybody you know does this, then you need not > ever worry about opening mail from friends. > > DO IT NOW and pass this on to all your friends. ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
