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Re: [RT] VIRUS WARNING



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Filename was HAMSTER.DOC.pif. I've noticed that a number of virus' are now
using double dot file names, quite likely to fool the unwary into opening
the file based on the "first extension".

Earl

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ned Markson" <cnedgo@xxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: [RT] VIRUS WARNING


> Earl -
>
> What was the extension on the executable file?
>
> Ned
>
> Earl Adamy wrote:
>
> > Virus just came in from Tom Alexander. What is different about this
virus is
> > that it attempts to open the virus automatically in the preview window
> > rather than waiting for the user to click on the attachment. If you have
not
> > done so in OE5, use Tools>Options>Security to set security to the
highest
> > level. This should insure that an open/save dialog is presented when one
> > moves the cursor onto the email in the preview pane.
> >
> > Earl
> >
> >
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