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The Chip Board Archive 05

OT: New Way For Viruses To Be Transmitted!

I apologize to my fellow chippers for this off-topic post but... I felt it is important.

If you are a user of AOL Instant Messenger or Yahoo Messenger make sure that you have the following precautions set in your preferences because at 12:05am (Eastern Time) I found that someone attempted to transfer a virus infected file to me via Yahoo! Messenger without my knowledge, Fortunately Norton AV picked it up and deleted it.

I've changed all my preferences to ask my permission first.

America Online Instant Messenger
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In the File Sharing Preference where it says:

Receive File Permission
Make Sure It Is Clicked On Display Approval Dialog

Yahoo Messenger
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In the File Transfer Preferences where it says:

When Other People Send Files To Me:
Make Sure It is Clicked On Ask Me For Permission Before Downloading Files

We now return you to your regularly scheduled program already in progress.

== Rick ==


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