[Gatesedge] Virus Warning

[Eadric Anstapa]

Doesn't work.  The Viruses today know about that trick.  This Virus in
particular has it's own SMTP email engine so it doesn't even use your PC's
email system to send the email therefore no error message of that sort.

If you have a computer and regularly connect to the internet then you should
have anti-virus software.  That's the answer. (either that or move away from
the Microsoft based operating systems and tools that are so full of security
holes)

Regards,

Lord Eadric Anstapa
Coastal Regional Archery Marshal, Ansteorra
eadric at scabrewer.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephanie Manley" <smanley at copykat.com>
To: <gatesedge at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 10:39 PM
Subject: RE: [Gatesedge] Virus Warning


> Not sure if this trick applies to this one or not.  But here it goes.
This
> will not prevent you from getting the virus, but it may prevent you from
> spreading it.
>
>
> Trick your address book!
>
> Who among us doesn't know someone who has experienced the embarrassment
> of unknowingly spreading a computer virus via their  email address book?
>
> It's time to STOP this from happening by TAKING CONTROL of your email
> program! For those who are unaware, many computer viruses spread
> themselves by sending themselves to everyone in your address book.
Imagine
> how you would feel if you were unknowingly infected with a computer virus,
> and worse yet, your friends, family, and business contacts were being
> targeted by your computer!  Well, if you want to avoid this sort of thing,
> here's a great tip:
>
> This tip won't prevent YOU from getting any viruses (you have to scan
> those  attachments yourself before opening them to do that), but it will
> stop those  viruses from latching onto your address book and sending
itself
> out to others.
>
> To avoid spreading computer viruses, create a contact in your email
address
> book with the name :
> ** !0000
> with no email address in the details.
>
> This contact will then show up as your first contact. If a virus attempts
> to do a "send all" on your contact list, your pc will put up an error
> message saying that: "The Message could not be sent. One or more
recipients
> do not have an e-mail address. Please check your Address Book and make
sure
> all the recipients have a valid e-mail address." Your messages to an
> individual or individual addressees  will not be affected. You click on OK
> and the offending (virus) message would not have been sent to anyone. Of
> course no changes have been made to your original contacts list.  The
> offending (virus) message may then be automatically stored in
> your "Drafts" or "Outbox" folder. Go in there and delete the offending
> message. Problem is solved and virus is not spread.
>
>
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