Theos-Talk Archives (March 2004 Message tt00023)

stevestubbs wrote:
> On the theory that people don't attachments from people they don't 
> know, the hackers are sending me loads of attachments spoofing 
> everyone iaginable. It looks like the rule needs to be changed to 
> don't open attachments period.
Norton Anti-virus does a fine job in picking out the viruses for me. In 
any case, I almost missed a zip file filled with pictures from my 
granddaughter (my son-in-law doesn't know the trick of putting in a 
personal message when sending unsolicited attachments; the idea is that 
you put in something personal and specific, AND say what the attachments 
contain). I have a leg up; I know how to tell an executable from a 
non-executable, and therefore know which attachments are safe. I've had 
microcomputers since the late 70's, and have been online since the 
mid-80's, and have only been hit by a single virus/trojan: the first 
Word virus, which I got from work (nobody knew you COULD do a Word virus 
at that point).