Re: Oh my! p0rn sites infect computers...

[James E. Morrow]

In article <l2kSg.5380$GR.3298@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net>,
cmsix@storiesonline.org says...
>
> "Far Canal" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1f83b6d390ded68e989bdb@news.readfreenews. net...
> > cmsix wrote
> >
> >>
> >> "Far Canal" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
> >> news:MPG.1f83a20fcdd2764e989bda@news.readfreenews. net...
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> A temporary fix is already available
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >> Since the other link was dead for me maybe you could help me
> >> understand. Why is a fix needed to keep from being infected when
> >> you
> >> don't view html emails. How do text emails infect you? How can they
> >> possibly?
> >>
> >
> > The tinyurl link was to here
> > http://news.com.com/Microsoft+mulls+...e/2100-1002_3-
> > 6119393.html
> >
> > "The update is being designed to fix a serious flaw in the way the
> > widely used Web browser handles certain graphics files. The flaw,
> > first
> > reported last week, is increasingly being used in attacks on IE
> > users,
> > security experts warned Monday."
>
> So, in other words, the URL pointer caused me the most risk since it
> caused me to try IE7 to reach it after Opera didn't. I saw nothing at
> the site that makes me believe HTML messages can give any trouble in
> Outlook Express when I have them turned off. It isn't news that there
> are exploits for Internet Explorer, that's one of the main reasons I
> stopped using it.
>
> cmsix
>
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Here
> >> > http://isotf.org/zert/
> >> >
> >>


Your point regarding text emails and turning off preview in OE is a
good point. Yes, this is safe. So you don't use IE and you use OE in
its safest mode. This should be fairly safe. But with MS some exploit
is just ready to pop up at any time. So use caution.

--
James E. Morrow
Email to: jamesemorrow@email.com

[cmsix]

"James E. Morrow" <jamesemorrow@email.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1f8510c87eedeebb9896f7@newsgate.x-privat.org...
> In article <l2kSg.5380$GR.3298@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net>,
> cmsix@storiesonline.org says...
>>
>> "Far Canal" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
>> news:MPG.1f83b6d390ded68e989bdb@news.readfreenews. net...
>> > cmsix wrote
>> >
>> >>
>> >> "Far Canal" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:MPG.1f83a20fcdd2764e989bda@news.readfreenews. net...
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> A temporary fix is already available
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >> Since the other link was dead for me maybe you could help me
>> >> understand. Why is a fix needed to keep from being infected when
>> >> you
>> >> don't view html emails. How do text emails infect you? How can
>> >> they
>> >> possibly?
>> >>
>> >
>> > The tinyurl link was to here
>> > http://news.com.com/Microsoft+mulls+...e/2100-1002_3-
>> > 6119393.html
>> >
>> > "The update is being designed to fix a serious flaw in the way
>> > the
>> > widely used Web browser handles certain graphics files. The flaw,
>> > first
>> > reported last week, is increasingly being used in attacks on IE
>> > users,
>> > security experts warned Monday."
>>
>> So, in other words, the URL pointer caused me the most risk since
>> it
>> caused me to try IE7 to reach it after Opera didn't. I saw nothing
>> at
>> the site that makes me believe HTML messages can give any trouble
>> in
>> Outlook Express when I have them turned off. It isn't news that
>> there
>> are exploits for Internet Explorer, that's one of the main reasons
>> I
>> stopped using it.
>>
>> cmsix
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Here
>> >> > http://isotf.org/zert/
>> >> >
>> >>
>
>
> Your point regarding text emails and turning off preview in OE is a
> good point. Yes, this is safe. So you don't use IE and you use OE
> in
> its safest mode. This should be fairly safe. But with MS some
> exploit
> is just ready to pop up at any time. So use caution.

I've been using caution since a vendor sent me the "I Love You" virus
years ago, back when I was still assembling and selling hardware. If
there is a way for someone to send me a virus, malware, spyware, or
crapware... in a text message I damend sure never heard of it. I await
a shred of evidence.

I have finally given up on Internet Explorer but exploits weren't even
responsible for that. Opera 8.54 is as close to perfect for people
with low vision as I've found. Holding down ctrl and rolling the mouse
wheel with "magnify" any web page I've come across.

cmsix

>
> --
> James E. Morrow
> Email to: jamesemorrow@email.com

[Default User]

On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 06:42:42 GMT, "cmsix" <cmsix@storiesonline.org> wrote:

> If there is a way for someone to send me a virus, malware, spyware, or
>crapware... in a text message I damend sure never heard of it. I await
>a shred of evidence.

Attention: In a recently released document on securing your Windows
computer it was recommended that you execute the following commands on your
system as soon as practical:

Click <Start>
Click <Run>
Type "Format %SystemDrive%" (without the quotes)
Answer "Y" to proceed.

This will restructure your drive to use the most recent secure operating
system format.

--
disclaimer for the clueless - DON'T DO ANY OF THAT it's a joke.