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> > The Trojan horse program, which is hidden in an HTML (hypertext
> > markup language) format e-mail message, carries two attached files
> > that are executed automatically when an infected message is opened on
> > PCs running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system and e-mail
> > client software such as Outlook.
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> Yet another reason NOT to use LookOut. Or any other "smart" mailer.
> Personally I use Pegasus. It works just fine for 98% of the emails I
> get. A few of them don't display with the pretty wallpaper and other
> foo-foo, but most of those are spam anyway. And in NO case is that
> wallpaper critical to the content. Meanwhile Pegasus is too "stupid"
> to get infected by script virii like this.
> And it's free. http://www.pmail.com
And one of the reasons e-mail list etiquette says you don't post using
HTML. Regardless, Outlook Express allows you to change your settings
to not allow scripts and other such instructions to run. Users who regularly
receive HTML mail should go to the Security tab in OE's Tools | Options...
and change the Security Zones setting to "Restricted sites zone." Now,
Win98's Restricted Sites Zone's settings still have some weaknesses, so
go to Internet Options in Control Panel, select the Security tab and click
on the Restricted Sites icon. Click the Custom Level... button and
change all the settings to "Disable", click OK, OK and exit from Control
Panel.
These settings won't stop the execution of phone-home bugs in HTML
e-mail (you need a firewall for that), but it will stop a lot of the nasties.
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