Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/17

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Subject: RE: Virus Alert -- I hope you are right, Jim!
From: wilcox@umcc.umich.edu (Ken Wilcox)
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 10:38:09 -0400

>I hope you are right, Jim.
>There is a chance to down load a virus with just the text file if you use
>programs like Word or WordPerfect to read the message and the messages
>includes macros.  For example, I read me e-mail using Microsoft Office 97
>Outlook and Outlook uses Word 7 to read me e-mails.  When the text calls
>for exercising the macro it could happen.  You see the macro IS what you
>EXECUTE. For that reasons Word 7 gives you a 'Virus Alert' warning message
>if you start the program by double clicking a document that you want to
>re-load.
>
>It's too bad, but we have to face that we live in a rather sick world!
>
Either that or use a Mac which is MUCH less likely to have a virus problem
of any sort.

Cheers!

kw


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