Fw: Address Book Protection

[Ervin McCarthy <ervinmccarthy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ervin J. McCarthy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Miller" <gmiller1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Miller, Jerry & Elise" <gmiller1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 6:38 PM
Subject: Address Book Protection


> I don't know if this works but it sure sounds logical...
>
> Jerry Miller
>
> *******************
>
> HOW TO PROTECT YOUR ADDRESS BOOK!
>
> I learned a computer trick today that's really ingenious in
> it simplicity. As you may know, when/if a worm virus gets
> into your computer it heads straight for your email address
> book, and sends itself to everyone in there, thus infecting
> all your friends and associates. This trick won't keep the
> virus from getting into your computer, but it will stop it
> from using your address book to spread further, and it will
> alert you to the fact, that the worm has gotten into your
> system.
>
> Here's what you do: first, open your address book and click
> on  "new contact" just as you would do if you were adding a
> new friend to your list of email addresses. In the window
> where you would type your friend's first name, type in
> AAAAAAA.  In the window below where it prompts you to enter
> the new email address, type in WormAlert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Then complete everything by clicking add, enter, ok, etc.
>
> Now, here's what you've done and why it works: The "name"
> AAAAAAA will be placed at the top of your address book as
> entry #1. This will be where the worm will start in an
> effort to send itself to all your friends. But when it tries
> to send itself to AAAAAAA, it will be undeliverable because
> of the phony email address you entered
> (WormAlert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx). If the first attempt fails
> (which it will because of the phony address), the worm goes
> no further and your friends will not be infected.
>
> Here's the second great advantage of this method: If an
> email cannot be delivered, you will be notified of this in
> your InBox almost immediately. Hence, if you ever get an
> email spelling you that an email addressed to
> WormAlert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx could not be delivered, you know
> right away that you have the worm virus in your system. You
> can then take steps to get rid of it! Pretty slick huh?
>
> If everybody you know does this then you needn't ever worry
> about opening mail from friends.
>
>                                      Pass this on to all
> your friends.
>
>
>

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