Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan--- The "patch" M'soft is running at the moment is a recomendation to upgrade your browser to IE 5.01 Service Pack 1, or IE 5.5. From the Properties tag on your email, it looks like you have the upgraded version of OE, so you're probably safe (unless you're running it atop Win 2000---they haven't fixed that one yet). See http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS00-043.asp for info. Chuck Albertson Seattle, Wash. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 7:16 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] virus warning > Brian- > What about Outlook Express- does it have the same vulnerability, or is it > working with significantly diufferent code? > Thanks! > Dan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Reid" <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; <rollei@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 3:44 PM > Subject: [Leica] virus warning > > > > If you are a user of Microsoft Outlook I recommend strongly that you do > > not ever perform a "get new mail" again until you have completed the > > instructions on this page: > > > > http://www.officeupdate.com/ > > > > There is no active virus on the loose today (19 July 2000) that uses > > this hole to destroy your computer, but it's just a matter of hours > > until the first one is written and released. > > > > It is safe to use the web, and it is safe to read email if you do > > not use Microsoft Outlook software to read your email. But if you use a > > Microsoft product to read your email, stop what you are doing right > > now and install the update mentioned in that web page. > > > > This is not a joke. This is real. > > Brian Reid > >