Down Loads with a virus

[Anne Kilmer]

Leptraps at aol.com wrote:

> I just thought this was something some of you may want learn. If you are curious about this virus, check this out:
> 
> Review my previous post which is copied below, check the file names on the downloads. Then go to: www.symantec.com 
> and clicking on the big red circle in the upper left of the page. As you scroll down you will find a list of file attachments and the two in my e-mail will be there.
> 
> Guy Van de Poel & A. Kalus did not even know they have sent out these messages. The worm got in and did its thing without them even knowing.
> 

Help Help! Speaking of viruses.
I have recently acquired Netscape 6 (the price was right) and there are 
two major flaws.
The first is really sort of harmless and silly. It is set to put the 
addresses of *everybody* from whom you get a post into your address book 
... spam, y'all, everybody! Once you realize this, and it may be a 
while, it is easy to tell it to quit that. Why'n hell would anybody want 
a collection of the emails of everybody in the world, you wonder ...
Me, too.
The second flaw is scary. Netscape just up and opens all the attachments 
it knows how to do, without asking. Dammit.
The previous version I had did this as well, but I told it not to, and 
all is well. This one, I can't figure out how to tell it to quit that.
I looked in the Help file, which always makes me itch, and this was the 
statement:
"Viewing and Opening Attachments

If you receive an email attachment that consists of a file type that 
Netscape can display (such as graphic files and HTML files), you see the 
attachment displayed inline (in the body of the message). For other file 
types, Mail lets you open the attachment using another application, or 
else you can save the attachment on your hard disk."

So ... I hope there is a way to teach this program a little decent 
caution before one of these worms, viruses or whatever lands on me.
If this is one of the alleged bugs of which I have heard, I hope they 
have a fix. Because this is giving me serious butterflies in the belly.

As for the address book, boy do I have a lot of new friends. Probably it 
doesn't matter. ;-)
Anne Kilmer
South Florida
where the Zebra Longwings gather at 4:30, by the clock, to chain outside 
my porch door, where I can watch them. Boy am I lucky.


 
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