Watch for "ILOVEYOU" loveletter.VBS bug

From: allisonp <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Thu May 4 17:31:00 2000

You can use outlook express if you do one thing before going on line...

Go to TOOLS|options and hit the first item on the READ tab.
That oen enables read(aka open) message after usually 10-15seconds.
UNCHECK the box, then you can read you mail and if loveletter pops up
you can safely delete it (also make sure it's deleted from the deleted
items folder too).

If you have outlook it's basically the same spiel but I never install it as
its
fat and usually not used for more than reading mail.

Half the users run Netscape (3.01 gold or 4.72) and that is totally immune.

Allison


-----Original Message-----
From: Stan Sieler <ss_at_allegro.com>
To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Date: Thursday, May 04, 2000 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: Watch for "ILOVEYOU" loveletter.VBS bug


Re:
> > It's an email worm that takes advantage of MS Active-x controls.
> We've already had one hard drive wiped out by it :-(

I had to explain to several people here why I wasn't worried :)

In the radio/TV reports I've heard about it, I've
yet to hear any "expert" explain the simplest method
of avoiding this (and similar) viruses:

   Don't use a mailer that's going to be executing any incoming code.

So, two of us here (Pegasus users) are happy, while the
MS Outlook users here are paranoid :)

If you're curious about Pegasus (a Win95/98/NT mail client),
check out www.pegasus.usa.com ... it's free.

Personally, I prefer to use elm ... and usually do for most of
my important mail. I like being able to say that
I use a "steam-powered mail program".




Stan Sieler sieler_at_allegro.com
www.allegro.com/sieler/wanted/index.html www.allegro.com/sieler
Received on Thu May 04 2000 - 17:31:00 BST