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Revise: Setting Outlook Express to avoid Malicious eMails
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[h3]Setting Outlook Express to avoid Malicious HTML emails[/h3] The most useful anti-html virus tool in Outlook Express is to use the latest OE 5 that comes with IE 5.5 and then set Tools... Options.. Security... Restricted Sites Then in Internet Options (from Control Panel or IE5 Tools menu or IE5.. Tools... Options... Connection... Internet Connection Settings ... Change ... Security..) set the security level for Restricted Sites to High, this prompts or prohibits all scripting or running of ActiveX or Java applets. Only Spam or Viral attacks are ever likely to use scripts in an email, so this will prevent them running. As far as I know all the loopholes which have let viruses in by simply viewing and email are all some scripting flaw. If you have set security to Prompt mode you can see which buggers are trying it on. NOTICE: Before upgrading to IE5.5 & OE5 do an export of your address book to a CSV file. I have seen cases where the address book was not correctly converted during upgrade. If it fails you can then Import the CSV version. ====== You still need to be careful about Attachments of course, that is a different matter. Bill. Revised on 9 Aug 2001 Revised on 31 May 2003
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