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Mon Oct-18-04 12:17 PM
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Checking my home account e-mail at my work desk. Accidentally clicked and opened a spam e-mail before I realized my mistake. Didn't open any attachments, and deleted it immediately. Am now running Norton AntiVirus.
Can anyone tell me - am I safe?
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Mon Oct-18-04 12:22 PM
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| 1. If this isn't a trick question... |
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Mon Oct-18-04 12:26 PM
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Mon Oct-18-04 01:04 PM
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| 5. So, I take it that just opening the email is probably okay |
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as long as I didn't open any attachments?
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Mon Oct-18-04 02:33 PM
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not necessarily... sometimes viruses can be hidden in images, etc... I'm not sure what mail program you're using... the best bet it to not open any spam mail. However, if you have Norton running, which I think you said you do, you should set it to scan all incoming messages so that it can detect any viruses.
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Mon Oct-18-04 12:28 PM
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| 4. If you're part of a LAN or WAN......... |
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you should have no problem if your IT people keep things up to date. In fact if they were really on top of things you shouldn't have even received it on your work PC.
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