Reading Pane in Outlook

Dudley | 10:59 Sat 16th Aug 2008 | Computers

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Is showing the 'Reading Pane' in the Outlook 'inbox' the same as opening the email? I am wondering about virus's etc.

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rojash

Effectively, yes.

Dudley

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I have AVG8 with Firewall. Will that detect virus's etc contained within emails before they are opened please?

vehelpfulguy

You are unlikely to get a virus just reading or opening an e-mail.

Viruses are normally spread by e-mail attachments.

An attachment is where a separate file is sent along with the e-mail.

An attachment could be a family photo from a relative which is fine.

But if you get an e-mail from someone you dont know, and they tell you to open the attachment, then this could be a virus.

Recently I have had scam emails from the customs people saying there was a parcel waiting for me to pick up, see details in the attachement.

I have also had one scam from a courier company saying they tried to deliver a parcel, see details in the attachment.

I have also had scam from electronic greetings card companies saying a "friend" has sent you an electronic postcard, so open the attachement.

All of these were scams and probably contained viruses. So if you get anything like this beware.

I run AVG V8 (free edition) and it does check e-mails for viruses and often lets me know if an attachment contains a virus.

Dudley

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Thank you guys. Superb advice as always. Much appreciated.

ACtheTROLL

with e-mail ... apart from the "idiotware" vhg describes which just tempts you to start the process.

there is another spammers trick which I think is more worserer
spamers send out e-mails - often with an unsubscribe link .... this just confirms you are real - so then your ID can be sold on as known "live".

a far sneakier way is to include a link to a single pixel white .jpg which lives on a remote server. you open - or preview the e-mail ... and your details are captured by the remote server's browsing log.

text subject headers only..... dull but safe

rojash

"more worserer"?

Not been at the Robert Rankin again have you Troll?

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