Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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