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From: "Greg And Winnette" <>
Subject: Re: [NC-Newspaper] Re: NC-NEWSPAPER-D Digest V01 #56
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 11:13:59 -0500
References: <92.1e0ccb4c.2938fc89@aol.com>
Sally wrote: My husband, who has over thirty years working with computers,
tells me you
can't get these viruses unless the attachment is opened.
What does it mean when the virus is embedded in the html? Is that an
attachment, if so,
why is this a separate item? It would still be an attachment, however, the
explanation
for it is separate.
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Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 10:15 AM
Subject: [NC-Newspaper] Re: NC-NEWSPAPER-D Digest V01 #56
> In a message dated 11/30/01 2:03:31 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> writes:
>
>
> > Please be suspicious any time you
> > receive an email with an attachment or that has a blank message.
Pretend
> > you got home from work and found a pretty wrapped box on your porch
> > unexpectedly...that was ticking.
> >
>
If you have
> one of the systems that allows you to have e-mail attachments opened
> automatically, please check to see whether you can't change that to
manually
> open your e-mail and do downloads.
>
> So far, I've only received one of the virus messages, and it had the
> underscore in front of a legitimate e-address - so thatseems to be the
best
> clue right now.
>
> Be careful - it's a jungle out there.
>
>
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