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Please disregard my prior e-mail on this subject. I think Dan G. has put
it to rest.
Thanks,
John
> http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trick.address.book.entry.html
>
> Please note the end of the second paragraph.
>
> Regards
> DanG
>
> jvc689@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
>>Below is an e-mail I received from a usually reliable source. Check it
>> out and make your own decision.
>>
>>It seems so simple it just might work. Or if there is a flaw in the
>> rationale, please let me know.
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>
>>John
>>
>> Subject: PROTECT YOUR ADDRESS BOOK
>>
>>
>> I learned a computer trick today (from a college classmate) that's
>>really ingenious in it's simplicity. As you may know, when/if a worm
>> virus gets into
>>your computer it heads straight for your e-mail address book, and sends
>> itself
>>to everyone in there, thus infecting all your friends and associates.
>> (This happened to me last month with the Blaster worm.) 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 e-mail
>>addresses. In the window where you would type your friend's first name,
>> type in AAAAAAA.. Also use address <A
>>HREF="mailto:AAAAAAA@xxxxx";>AAAAAAA@xxxxx</A>
>> Now, here's what you've done and why it works: The name AAAAAAA 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 AAAAAAA, It will be undeliverable because of the
>> phony
>> e-mail
>>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 e-mail cannot
>>be delivered, you will be notified of this in your In Box almost
>> immediately. Hence,
>>if you ever get an e-mail telling you that an e-mail addressed to
>> AAAAAAA 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.
>>
>> Tommie Sue
>> (Choose Folder)
>>
>>
>> Back to: Inbox
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> In a message dated 9/11/2003 7:19:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, MOOSH
>> writes:
>>
>> << Subject: PROTECT YOUR ADDRESS BOOK
>>
>>
>> I learned a computer trick today (from a college classmate) that's
>> really
>> ingenious in it's simplicity. As you may know, when/if a worm virus
>> gets into
>> your computer it heads straight for your e-mail address book, and
>> sends itself
>> to everyone in there, thus infecting all your friends and associates.
>> (This
>> happened to me last month with the Blaster worm.) 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 e-mail
>> addresses. In the window where you would type your friend's first
>> name, type
>> in AAAAAAA.. Also use address AAAAAAA@xxxxx <mailto:AAAAAAA@xxxxx>
>>
>> Now, here's what you've done and why it works: The name AAAAAAA 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 AAAAAAA, It will be undeliverable because of the
>> phony e-mail
>> 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 e-mail cannot
>> be
>> delivered, you will be notified of this in your In Box almost
>> immediately. Hence,
>> if you ever get an e-mail telling you that an e-mail addressed to
>> AAAAAAA 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.
>>
>> Tommie Sue
>> (Choose Folder)
>>
>>
>> Back to: Inbox
>>
>> © 2003 Adelphia Communications. All Rights Reserved. Help
>>
>>
>>
>> >>
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