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From: "beth" <>
Subject: RE: [TMG] Re: TMG and Computer Freezing
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 10:10:47 -0400
In-Reply-To: <MABBLLPECBOIGPALMIAOGEEMDIAA.LoganCty@mindspring.com>


I was not able to locate, on the grisoft site, what happens during the
email scan it performs. I have ZoneAlarm installed and it scans all email
for potentially dangerous attachments, but I don't know that it would have
found the worm embedded in the HTML email I referred to, as it did not
contain an attachment. I cannot determine whether Grisoft's AV would have
found it either. In any case, between Norton AV and ZoneAlarm, my PC is
well protected.

thanks, beth

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cheryl Rothwell [mailto:]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 08:39 am
> To:
> Subject: RE: [TMG] Re: TMG and Computer Freezing
>
>
> You need to use a virus checker on your email when you are downloading it
> and then you won't have to worry about 'later' when you are
> offline. You can
> get a very good free one from www.grisoft.com
>
> Cheryl Rothwell
>
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~illogan/loindex.htm
> Illinois Central Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: beth [mailto:]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 6:57 AM
> To:
> Subject: RE: [TMG] Re: TMG and Computer Freezing
>
>
> Being offline does not mean it is okay to turn off anti-virus auto
> protection. What if you open an email with a virus, or an infected file
> previously downloaded? For example, a cousin of mine sent me an
> email, in
> HTML format, that happened to carry a worm; no, there was no attachment,
> the HTML code itself carried the worm. I was offline when I attempted to
> read it, and Norton auto-protect caught it. Being offline does
> not render
> your PC immune! Further, I have not heard that Norton is known for
> "causing problems", though I do know that it should be disabled while
> installing software.
>
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