Author: Lonnie Cook
Date: 02:13:05 06/15/99
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On June 14, 1999 at 16:35:21, James Robertson wrote: >My dad is really concerned about picking up a new virus or something. Because I >handle a large amount of email attachments, he wanted me to make sure I would do >it in a safe way, so he told me to post this question here. > >I am of the opinion that if I am sent an attached text file, there is no way it >can hurt me, no matter what I do with it (unless someone sends me virus.cpp, and >I compile and run it). I am pretty sure that if I do not open any executable >files and disable all macros, I am safe. > >What are your opinions? Am I setting myself up for disaster? I would really >appreciate any help. > I use AntiViral Toolkit Pro (AVP) One of the best, Norton Virus 5 is good too, McAffee is good too but can be a CPU hog >Thanks! >James
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