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Re: Virus?

In article <20030318200140.16334.00000228@mb-mo.aol.com>,
Quadrajet1 <quadrajet1@aol.com> wrote:
 
>>>     I just received an e-mail with a 156K attachment named
>>> "UPDATE705.exe"
>>
>>Yep, contains Win32.Gibe.B worm.
>>
>>Marsha
> 
>    Ehhhh.  You PC people get what ya deserve.... :)
> 
> A Mac and Apple User
 
It's also a reason why you wouldn't want the Mac to become as
popular as the PC currently is: if it did, the Mac would become
subjected to the same flood of viruses and worms....
 
However, there are some easy precautions you can take on a PC
to cut down the risk considerably:
 
1. Don't use Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express for email.
   There are plenty of alternatives.
 
2. Don't open any executable file you receive in your mail
   which arrives unexpectedly.

Personally, I read my mail and news on a UNIX system, which
makes me immune to all these viruses and worms.

 
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