Thanks, Dave.
> Odds are that any given
> malicious site does only one nasty thing, and does it pretty quickly.

Are there examples of results of the nasty things? And are there any means of protecting against these?

Also, I get my mail via Outlook Express, going offline via ZoneAlarm to view suspicious posts, but occasionally use webmail and avoid opening suspicious posts because I'm online. Is there any way to avoid the nasties when viewing mail online?

Rob


----- Original Message ----- 
From: David Gillett 
To: [log in to unmask] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 12:03 AM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Email connection to possibly malicious website


> the longer you're connected, the more damage can be done?

  Not really in any meaningful way.  Generally the kind of connections an
email program would make to a site are just to download some piece of
(possibly malicious) content and disconnect.
  The longer you're connected to the Internet, the more likely that
something that's searching for victims will find you.  But if a URL/link
sends you to a site, that wait is immediately over.  Odds are that any given
malicious site does only one nasty thing, and does it pretty quickly.

David Gillett


On 14 Jan 2005 at 13:41, Robert Citkowitz wrote:

> > My question is, am I paranoid, or is it a possibility that while I'm
> > reading the quotations before deleting, something unwanted would be
> > going on with the website? If so, like what?
>
> Thanks, Kevin and Dave.
> Aside from the email address issues, I have different worry.
> Some emails connect you to a website and download images (and who
> knows what else). I remember being warned in the past about
> connections to malicious websites. In addition to downloading, what
> are the risks of being connected to a malicious website? And am I
> right in thinking that the longer you're connected, the more damage
> can be done?
>
> Rob

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