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  • From: Ginda Kaplan Fisher <ginda@concentric.net>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Cc: Ginda Kaplan Fisher <ginda@concentric.net>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] bugbear virus
  • Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 21:57:48 -0500

You are especially vulnerable if you run MS Outlook and Internet Explorer.

The minor reason is that Outlook is a little less secure than most e-mail programs, because it tries to do more and interact with more other stuff.

The major reason is that it is so popular. Monocultures are good breeding grounds for pests. This is as true of e-mail programs as of potatoes.

Diversity is good.

Ginda Fisher

On Thursday, November 7, 2002, at 04:13 PM, Thomas Olenio wrote:

Hello,

Viruses are designed to exploit security holes in popular email programs
(primarily Mircrosoft products).

So the answer is "Yes you can get a virus, if your email software is
vunerable. You do not need to run an attachemnt to catch the virus.

The vunerability lies in the preview feature.

If you are not running virus protection software, or having your ISP
screen all your incoming email for virus, you are at risk.

Later,
Tom

--
Southwest Ontario
Canada Hardiness Zone 6a
(similar to US zone 5)

On Thu, 7 Nov 2002 MrMKoontz@aol.com wrote:

Hello and Help,

I don't really understand a whole lot about viruses. Can you get a virus if
the email is in your mailbox? Can you get it if you open the email even if
you don't download anything?

Thanks,
Mike


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