[Am-info] E-mail virus picks up speed

[Erick Andrews]

On Thu, 02 Jan 2003 19:27:56 -0800, Mike Stephen wrote:

>There is something of note about this particular virus (as well as many others like it).  
>
>If you, as a computer geek friend, convince your aquaintenances to dump Outlook as an emailer, and go with 
>PMMail or Eudora, there is still something you really must do in addition.   After you migrate the client off the 
>outlook mail and address book, you really must delete all the email address information from the WAB 
>(Windows Address Book).  These virus types have their own SMTP mailer and do not require the use of 
>outlook as the mailing engine.  You can turn outlook off as your default emailer but if the WAB exists, and has 
>addresses in it, that might be left over from earlier use of outlook, then all the addresses will get copies of your 
>virus.  This would occur if you ever executed any of the virus emails.  Even if you have disabled Outlook.
>
>In short, clear out the WAB.

Very good wisdom.  And if I had a horse, Microsoft would steal her and make her surrender.

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Erick Andrews