SC - Pennsic Advice needed

Fri May 19 09:07:38 PDT 2000

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    As it stands, a definite maybe. I'm not sure if this worm is =
utilizing the same weakness that the original LOVEBUG worm used, as I =
haven't seen source code on it yet. If it is, then probably so,
    From what I have been able to tell, your security settings in a =
Windows environment are determined by the defaults set in Outlook. Go =
into it, and set the security options to High. You can also, in whatever =
e-mail package you're using, set your security options and filters there =
as well. My recommendation would be to disable the option that =
automatically opens attachments in your server, and set a filter for =
.vbs extensions in attachments. There's NO reason why anyone should be =
sending a vb script as part of an e-mail.=20

    Sieggy

  Sieggy,=20
  thanks for the information you've been sending out.  One question, =
however.  I understood from the blurbs on TV news this morning that it =
only affects those with MS Outlook as their mail server.  I have MS =
Outlook on my machine, but never use it...it's only there because of =
that infernal packaging thing that MS does.  Is there any possibility I =
could get this virus?=20

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Outlook. Go into it, and set the security options to High. You can =
also, in=20
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there as well. My recommendation would be to disable the option that=20
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<DIV>    Sieggy</DIV>
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  out.  One question, however.  I understood from the blurbs =
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