Mad Pax
30th Jun 2001, 04:07
Just a gentle warning, probably one of many, but forewarned etc...
Apparently one of these virus thingies has been hiding, or whatever they do, in word docs, so if you get one e-mailed, don't open it!
You can tell I'm TI litterattte.
PPRuNe Dispatcher
1st Jul 2001, 12:29
Viruses in MSWord documents are quite common - I receive one or two each month. I also receive the SnowWhite, W32/Magistr@MM and other viruses frequently, at least one or two occurances each week.
A few tips :
Treat with extreme caution any attachments to an email. I personally save them to a file and scan them. I never open MSWord documents, instead I ask the originator to resend me the document as plain text.
Keep your virus checker up to date. I update mine at least once each week.
Occasionally visit one or more antivirus sites to see what the virus writers are up to. www.nai.com (http://www.nai.com) and www.mcafee.com (http://www.mcafee.com) are good places to start.
---PPRuNe Dispatcher