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Sorry Ira, it does not work. The best
protection is a good firewall that prevents a program from sending out
information without your permission.
Good luck and good trading,
Ray Raffurty
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Ira Tunik
To: <A title=realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
href="mailto:realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>realtraders
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 12:34
AM
Subject: [RT] virus
Being a cumputer nerd, does this work?
thanksSubject: stop forwarding viruses>>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.> > > >To
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