You cannot get a virus by opening an email; however if your email client
was set to execute attachments or html scripts upon opening a message then
opening the email may have caused the script / attachment to execute
causing the computer to get infected.
Pranav
At 04:06 PM 1/20/2004, you wrote:
>Okay, is it "if you opened the e-mail" or is it "if you opened the
>attachment" you now have a virus?
>
>Thanks.
>
>"John Muhia Kangu." <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
>TO YOU ALL!
>
>Whoever sent this HI Note sent to us all a virus. If any of you have
>opened the file it means that you have executed and that means you have a
>virus.
>The W32.Beagle.A@mm is a mass-mailing worm that accesses remote Web sites
>and sends email to any addresses it finds. The email has the following
>characteristics:
>
>All of you can get more information from here:
><[log in to unmask]" target="_blank">http:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]" target="_blank">http:[log in to unmask]
>
>
>Let us find out who was responsible and let him be removed from our midst.
>
>Regards,
>
>John.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: * EASI: Equal Access to Software & Information
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask]
>Sent: 20. januar 2004 <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
>"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />01:38
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Hi
>
> Test =)
>tcskgedtfdvdc
>--
>Test, yep.
>
>
>
>Michele
>
>[log in to unmask]
>
>[log in to unmask]" target="_blank">http:[log in to unmask]
>
>“Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them.”
>– Albert Einstein.
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