Hello,
I guess the worm would probably have its own engine to
accomplish that....but just to answer the question, yes, it would. Try not
to check the "remember this answer" box....you may get a lot of prompts from
ZA, but it's better to be paranoid nowadays.
Callan Tham
"...for the fence is an uncomfortable place to sit on..."
----- Original Message -----
From: "P. O'Malley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 1:15 AM
Subject: Zonealarm Question
> Ok I hope that this doesn't turn into a ZoneAlarm sucks use BlackIce or a
> You shouldnt use Outlook debate... This is just a question that I was
> wondering if anyone had thought about or run into.
>
> Here is the scenario:
> I have ZoneAlarm Pro Loaded
> I am using Outlook 2000 as my mail client
> I have MS Word 2000 set as my default email editor
> I receive an email with a hyperlink
> I click on the hyperlink, ZoneAlarm Pro prompts me to let MS Word access
the
> Internet
> I click yes and remember this answer
> Latter I receive a document as an attachment that is infected with a macro
> virus mass-mailer (for sake of this question lets assume that the virus is
> new and my anti-virus definitions will not catch it)
> Since I have already told ZoneAlarm to always allow MS Word to access the
> Internet will it allow the virus to access the Internet and send out
> multiple copies of it self?
> Thanks In Advance
>
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