revrnd
04-29-2003, 04:28 PM
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR ADDRESS BOOK from most Viruses
Here's a computer trick today that's really ingenious in its
simplicity. As you may know, when/if a worm virus gets into your
computer it heads straight for your email address book, and sends
itself to everyone in there, thus infecting all your friends and
associates. This trick won't keep the virus from getting into your
computer, but it will stop it from using your address book to spread,
ALERT you to the fact, that the worm has gotten into your system.
Here's what you do:
First, open your address book and click on "new contact," just as
you would do if you were adding a new friend to your list of email
addresses. In the window where you would type your friend's first
name, type in 1AAAAAA. Same in space labeled screen name. For email
address enter 1AAAAA@AAAAAAA.AAA.
Now, here's what you've done and why it works: The "name" 1AAAAAAA will be placed at the top of your address book as entry #1. This will be where the worm will start in an effort to send itself to all your friends. But, when it tries to send itself be undeliverable because of the phony email address you entered. If the first attempt fails (which it will because of the phony address, the worm goes no further and your friends will not be infected.
Here's the second great advantage of this method:
If an email cannot be delivered, you will be notified of this in your In Box almost immediately. Hence, if you ever get an email telling you that an email to 1AAAAAA could not be delivered, you know right away that you have the worm virus in your system. You can then take steps to get rid of it! Pretty slick huh? If everybody you know does this then you need not ever worry about opening mail from friends.
Pass this on to all your friends.
Here's a computer trick today that's really ingenious in its
simplicity. As you may know, when/if a worm virus gets into your
computer it heads straight for your email address book, and sends
itself to everyone in there, thus infecting all your friends and
associates. This trick won't keep the virus from getting into your
computer, but it will stop it from using your address book to spread,
ALERT you to the fact, that the worm has gotten into your system.
Here's what you do:
First, open your address book and click on "new contact," just as
you would do if you were adding a new friend to your list of email
addresses. In the window where you would type your friend's first
name, type in 1AAAAAA. Same in space labeled screen name. For email
address enter 1AAAAA@AAAAAAA.AAA.
Now, here's what you've done and why it works: The "name" 1AAAAAAA will be placed at the top of your address book as entry #1. This will be where the worm will start in an effort to send itself to all your friends. But, when it tries to send itself be undeliverable because of the phony email address you entered. If the first attempt fails (which it will because of the phony address, the worm goes no further and your friends will not be infected.
Here's the second great advantage of this method:
If an email cannot be delivered, you will be notified of this in your In Box almost immediately. Hence, if you ever get an email telling you that an email to 1AAAAAA could not be delivered, you know right away that you have the worm virus in your system. You can then take steps to get rid of it! Pretty slick huh? If everybody you know does this then you need not ever worry about opening mail from friends.
Pass this on to all your friends.