Thx - John - I'm sure it's all good advice but before I do any of what you
recommend does anyone else agree?
FWIW I couldn't find Windows Scripting Host in Accessories or anywhere else; and
Folder Options was under Tools tab. The .vbs files I found looked kind of
important to me - I was too nervous to delete. Finally I use Netscape - do I
understand the current virus only affects Outlook Express? In other words being
different (by using Netscape) was actually an advantage in this case?
Derek (computer semi-literate)
John Gates wrote:
> So I ain't no expert at this kind of thing, but I think most of these pesky
> little worm deals use the Visual Basic Scripting feature of your Windows
> system. You can stop these things from doing what they do by disabling this
> feature. If you don't know what it is, you probably don't need it. I don't
> know what it is, which makes this advice rather suspect, eh? Anyhow, try
> this: go to Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add/remove programs, Windows
> setup tab, accessories, Windows Scripting Host. The default is on...turn it
> off. Next, minimize everything so you can find that dumb "My Computer"
> icon. Under that, select C:, select the view tab, then folder options, then
> file types, and find any reference to vbs (visual basic script) and delete
> it. Especially, even if you really like Anna, or any other persons, don't
> ever open any e-mail with a .vbs extension.
>
> JG
>
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