Perhaps a method of stopping spread of viruses

[Victoria Vernon]

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Clem TC 7218

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] MichelleV@gmsi.co.za [b]To:[/b] vernons@ibex.co.za [b]Sent:[/b] Tuesday, December 18, 2001 9:24 AM [b]Subject:[/b] Daddy, I think you should do this, maybe it works -----Original Message----- [b]From:[/b] Carina Cornelius [b]Sent:[/b] 18 December 2001 08:40 [b]To:[/b] AST Mining; GMSI-local; Rustenburg [b]Subject:[/b] FW: Solution to stop virus from spreading through your Address Book

I got this from a trusted friend and feel we should try this out. There is no harm in doing so!

Thx

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 email addressed to "WormAlert"......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. Thought this was worthwhile, please pass it on.

[Gene Gillam]

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14.2pt;TEXT-ALIGN:justify;} #ygrps-yiv-1098724229 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1098724229FigureList { FONT-FAMILY:"Times New Roman";FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-VARIANT:small-caps;FONT-WEIGHT:bold;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 6pt 14.2pt;TEXT-ALIGN:justify;} #ygrps-yiv-1098724229 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1098724229Section1 { } #ygrps-yiv-1098724229 OL { MARGIN-BOTTOM:0cm;} #ygrps-yiv-1098724229 UL { MARGIN-BOTTOM:0cm;} Hello out there, I know this isn't TC stuff but if it works seems an answer to the virus problem. Clem TC 7218

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] MichelleV@gmsi.co.za [b]To:[/b] vernons@ibex.co.za [b]Sent:[/b] Tuesday, December 18, 2001 9:24 AM [b]Subject:[/b] Daddy, I think you should do this, maybe it works -----Original Message----- [b]From:[/b] Carina Cornelius [b]Sent:[/b] 18 December 2001 08:40 [b]To:[/b] AST Mining; GMSI-local; Rustenburg [b]Subject:[/b] FW: Solution to stop virus from spreading through your Address Book

I got this from a trusted friend and feel we should try this out. There is no harm in doing so!

Thx

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 email addressed to "WormAlert"......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. Thought this was worthwhile, please pass it on.

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[Gene Gillam]

Whoops! Sorry for that last post. Clem, WormAlert might work in some cases - but see the following link: http://www.miami.com/herald/content/technology/columnists/techqa/digdocs/106831.htm Regards, Gene

[Chip Old]

On Wed, 19 Dec 2001, Gene Gillam wrote:

> Whoops! Sorry for that last post.

Yeah, what the heck was that???

> WormAlert might work in some cases - but see the following link: > > http://www.miami.com/herald/content/technology/columnists/techqa/ > digdocs/106831.htm

The "WormAlert" address book trick has been circulating via e-mail for a long time. It doesn't work, so don't waste your time. -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271 Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO CT3479E fold@bcpl.net

[Wiedemeyer]

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I've followed your directions below. Bob

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 email addressed to "WormAlert"......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. Thought this was worthwhile, please pass it on.

[Jan cadik]

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14.2pt;TEXT-ALIGN:justify;} #ygrps-yiv-1651440506 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1651440506FigureList { FONT-FAMILY:"Times New Roman";FONT-SIZE:11pt;FONT-VARIANT:small-caps;FONT-WEIGHT:bold;MARGIN:0cm 0cm 6pt 14.2pt;TEXT-ALIGN:justify;} #ygrps-yiv-1651440506 DIV.ygrps-yiv-1651440506Section1 { } #ygrps-yiv-1651440506 OL { MARGIN-BOTTOM:0cm;} #ygrps-yiv-1651440506 UL { MARGIN-BOTTOM:0cm;} Hello out there, I know this isn't TC stuff but if it works seems an answer to the virus problem. Clem TC 7218

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] MichelleV@gmsi.co.za [b]To:[/b] vernons@ibex.co.za [b]Sent:[/b] Tuesday, December 18, 2001 9:24 AM [b]Subject:[/b] Daddy, I think you should do this, maybe it works -----Original Message----- [b]From:[/b] Carina Cornelius [b]Sent:[/b] 18 December 2001 08:40 [b]To:[/b] AST Mining; GMSI-local; Rustenburg [b]Subject:[/b] FW: Solution to stop virus from spreading through your Address Book

I got this from a trusted friend and feel we should try this out. There is no harm in doing so!

Thx

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 email addressed to "WormAlert"......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. Thought this was worthwhile, please pass it on.

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