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----- Original Message -----
From: "R JAYARAMAN" <ramanu@xxxx>
To: <zambian_tamils@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 11:41 AM
Subject: [Zambian_Tamils] Protecting yourself against worm virus


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> I am sending this for you to try
>
> Subject: Protecting yourself against worm virus
>
> Hello subscirbers,
> The message below I'm forwarding to you is a good idea. Probably worth a
try.
> > 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.
> >
> > Well, 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 AAA. In the window below where it prompts
> > you to enter the new email address, type in WormAlert. Then complete
> > everything by clicking add, enter, OK, etc.
> >
> > Now, here's what you've done and why it works: the "name" AAA 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 AAA, 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!
> >
> > Feel free to pass this trick along to your friends.
>
> * Original source unknown
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> Regards,
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> Luckson.
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