It's time to get angry

[David Kelly]

On Wednesday 24 September 2003 05:58 pm, Psyche101 wrote:
>
> For Windows users, a tip I use - entering 000 as an email address to
> tell if I have a virus. It will complain that it is a valid email
> address, but it will accept it. Then when you cop one of the nasties
> that try and send email to everyone in your address book, it goes to
> 000 first, and as it is not a valid email, it  will halt the send
> process and give you a warning.

That only works for exceptionally stupid viruses which used Microsoft's 
API to drive Outlook DLL's to do their dirty work. The current strains 
have their own SMTP engines and attempt to make deliveries direct 
rather than thru your Internet Options configuration. So you do not get 
notified.

This has driven many previously open ISP's to close outgoing port 25 to 
any but their own mail servers.

-- 
David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly at hiwaay.net
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