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Subject: stop forwarding viruses
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>Thwart forwarding viruses
>Virus Protection
> > > >
> > > >> I learned a computer trick today that's very important
> > > >> and 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 further, and it will 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 !000
> > > >>
> > > >> (that's an exclamation mark followed by 3 zeros).
> > > >>
> > > >> In the window below where it prompts you to enter the
> > > >> new email address, type in "WormAlert," which of course,
> > > >> isn't a real email address. Then complete everything
> > > >> by clicking add, save, enter, ok, etc. Now, here's what
> > > >> you've done and why it works: the "name" !000 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 to !000,........it will be
> > > >> undeliverable because of the "phony" email address
> > > >> you entered (WormAlert). 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 InBox almost immediately.
> > > >>
> > > >> Hence, if you ever get an email telling you that an
> > > >> e-mail addressed to "WormAlert" could not be deliver-
> > > >> ed, you know right away that you have the worm virus
> > > >> in your system. You can then take steps to get rid of
> > > >> it!
> > > >>
> > > >> Thought this was worthwhile since cyber terrorism may
> > > >> be on the rise... please pass it on.
> > > >
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