Please do not try it as it does not work. Virus which attaches to you mail address book picks up all addresses or at random and not the first one. Best way to avoid virus is Do not open any mail from a person not known to you Do not open any attachment with .exe or .com .bat as extension unless you are positive that it is a safe attachment Keep a good reliable and genuine anti virus software. It is worth spending 2-3000 rs per year.
On 4/15/09, subbu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > *try and do this* > > > > * * > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *How to protect your e-mail address book* > > > * > 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 of > This in your In Box almost immediately. Hence, if you ever get an email > telling you that an email addressed to [email protected] 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!* > > > * > 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.* > > “ Be the sky above you, > blue Soft be the road below you, > Affection be the breeze around you, > I pray all the happiness surrounds you. > Have a Good Day.... > > Vanakkam Subbu > > > >
