ORGLIST: .DOC virus on attachment

From: Basil Fowler (bjfowler$##$compuserve.com)
Date: Wed Jun 16 1999 - 14:29:52 EDT

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Attachment from barnabas_liau

Suspecting that the large attachment could contain a virus, I took
precautions. My software stores attachments as a separate file. The fi=
le
was noname.002. I opened the file with Word 6.0. The program did not
recognise the extension .002, and asked me what format to open it as. I
chose TEXT. On examining the result, I saw no sign of any useful test, s=
o
i deleted the file.

The trick is to change the file extension to something else, such as .TXT=
,
and open it as such.

Hope this info is of use.

Basil Fowler

An ex chemist, who misses the ambiance of the chemical laboratory =

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