Fw: [RTTY] viruses

[Dick White]

 Be aware also that the new  "Sasser"  virus does not need to be activated
by opening an attachment. It opens itself when you down load mail. Everyone
needs to up date their antivirus almost daily.

73   Dick  KS0m


> Just remember the basic rule:  Never open an attachment unless you are
> expecting it in advance AND have scanned the attachment with up to date
> anti virus software.  If everyone would do these two things, viruses
> would become a non issue.
>
> Actually there is a third:  Never read email with an HTML-enabled
> program.  ASCII text only.  This isn't as much a problem as it used to
> be, but the virus writers are quite clever at exploiting HTML.  So far
> as I know, nobody has figured out how to transmit viruses using only
> ASCII text without attachments.
>
> --
> Bill, W6WRT
> QSLs via LoTW