Re: Removing Symantec/Norton Antivirus

"David Brown" <david@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>> TheM wrote:
>> The problem is when malicious email coding tells OE to execute the
attachment (or other unpleasant code) automatically when you 
>> simply view the email.  Since OE6 this has been less of a problem, as
the security setting is "high" by default, but I simply 
>> would not trust OE (or Outlook) - there have been too many instances of
exploitable bugs and major design flaws (such as ActiveX, 
>> and in particular the concept of "ActiveX controls marked safe for
scripting").  Even with "high" security, you are open to web 
>> bugs (which tell potential attackers your IP address and that you are
online) and other such nasties.
>
> And why would you bother looking at suspicious attachments in a hex
editor?  I would think the "****ft delete" treatment is more 
> appropriate.

1-2 times I suspected what appeared to be a normal attachment so I checked
it out first just in case.

> I forgot to add one other im****tant security setting - turn off the
"hide extension for known file types" setting in explorer. 
> Then you won't fall for the old "joke.txt.exe" ploy.

There's probably nobody in this NG that doesn't do this first time after
installing a fresh copy of Windows. But yes, it happens.

M