Predator
15th December 2003, 11:06 AM
Do not know about the problem with Microsoft , but a good virus down load is AVG , it is free and can be updated when you want--I would suggest doing it once a week.
If you are concerned about getting a virus ( and who isn`t? ) Try this
This is something to consider----------------
I learned a computer trick today that's really ingenious in its
simplicity.
As you may know, when or if a worm virus gets into your computer it
usually 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 AAAAAAA. Same in space labeled screen name. For the address
> type
[email protected]
Now, here's what you've done and why it works:
The "name" AAAAAAA 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
AAAAAAA, 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 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 AAA 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.
Pass this on to all your friends.
Pred