why not just trust Norton? I guess you don't call all those well meaning copy
and paste or worse yet
the lazy <<<<<<<<<FW here is a helpful hint
<<<<<<<<<<<pass it on to at least 10
people and ..>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>you will have good luck
That is a virus any way you look at it. an automatic delete !.
Don't use the internet for clutter.....Just save it to you own files if you
think it works...
Tel Tofflemire
Phoenix, AZ
Randy Curry wrote:
> It's Not A Hoax.
> Here is another method to do the same thing.
> Randy
> Bahamas
>
> Subject: anti worm trick
>
> 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. Well, 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 !000 (that's an exclamation mark followed
> by 3 zeros). In the window below where it prompts you to enter the new
> email address, type in WormAlert. Then complete everything by clicking
> add, enter, ok, etc.
>
> Now, here's what you've done and why it works: the "name" !000
> 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. But when it tries to send itself to !000, it will be
> undeliverable because of the phony email address you entered
> (WormAlert). If the first attempt fails (which it will because of the
> phony address), the worm goes no further and your friends will not be
> infected.
>
> Here's the second great advantage of this method: if an email
> cannot be delivered, you will be notified of this in your InBox almost
> immediately. Hence, if you ever get an email telling you that an email
> addressed to WormAlert could not be delivered, you know right away that
> you have the worm virus in your system. You can then take steps to get
> rid of it!
>
> ===================================================
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 11:42 AM
> Subject: silver-digest Digest V101 #1150
>
> Actually it is not a hoax. While not 100% effective it will prevent
> those worms/virii from sending a virus on to ALL recipients in your
> address book. Some worms are selective and it will not stop those.
> However it MAY give some warning that you are infected. A good
> anti-virus program is obviously the best defense, as well as having the
> proper
> patches applied.
> Gary
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tel Tofflemire [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 10:33 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: CS>e-mail worm tip
> Its a HOAX
> Tel Tofflemire
> Phoenix, AZ
>
> Kevin Nolan wrote:
>
> Here is a tip from Gary North's newsletter: Another reader sent me this tip
> on how to keep your e-
> mail program from sending out virus-infected messages. Go
> to your address book. Add this name: 000 0000. His
> address is 0...@0000. This, my informant insists, will
> confuse any invading virus/worm that gets into your address
> book in search of the next batch of victims. I'm willing
> to try this. It can't hurt.Kevin Nolan
>
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