OT changing settings (was more viruses)
 

LeeAnne wrote:

Haven't had the problem, probably due to the simple fact of my forging my
email address on all newsgroup postings.

Or not being in the email address book of anyone who has been infected.

SpamBots are the reason for munging email addresses on posts sent to
newsgroups. The SpamBots harvest email addresses for spam lists which
are then sold to spammers.

The worms and viruses are spread via Outlook (usually) address books.
If you are in the address book of someone who is infected, most likely
you will get a copy of the virus or worm. If you're really lucky, you
may also get some hate mail when the virus or worm on the infected
person's computer decides to choose your email address out of the
address book to spoof the from: address on the virus copies it's mailing
out.

In other words, munging your email address on newsgroups will not
prevent you from getting copies of a virus or worm that is spread via
the worm or virus hijacking an address book.

Susan
shsimko at duke dot edu