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I have a "No .exe" policy with my friends. Twice
annually, I usually send a polite reminder because
some simply "forget". I have to download mail
directly in my regular email, and such large files are
bothersome to begin with. I wind up sending them
straight to the trash.
The problem with the current virus, however, is that
it's not in an .exe file; it was done in Visual Basic
and has a .vbs (vacation Bible school, LOL) appendage.
What a pain this has been.
--- Harold Needham <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
has been
> telling me for years that the best protection is
> simply not to open ANY attachment that is an .exe
> file. I now follow his advice. Yes, you miss some
> cute and harmless little programs that way, but,
> given the rapid proliferation of virii, I conclude
> that it is better to be safe than sorry.
>
> Harry
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