Dear Computer Lady,
I read your newsletter each week, like some folk do the Bible. I’m a “Newbie” at this game of computers and do not fully understand the e-mail system in Outlook Express. I save your column every week for references. But I’m stymied when I receive e-mail from someone I don’t know and to be honest I’m scared to open them because they might contain viruses.
Is there some way to highlight the “strange” e-mail without it popping open and possibly contaminating my system. This way I can contain it, right click on my mouse and hit delete. Thanks for the educational newsletter you publish to us folk out here.
Bill
Dear Bill,
There are a couple of things you can do.
First, check with your ISP and see if they offer any filtering for your e-mail. My ISP has this type of filter and I never get any infected e-mails from my e-mail account.
Second, make sure you have a good antivirus program installed and make sure you keep it updated! I use the free antivirus program, AVG and it has prevented my system from becoming infected with any viruses. In fact, most of the time, it...
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