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mac56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-18-04 12:17 PM
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Need some e-mail help.
Checking my home account e-mail at my work desk. Accidentally clicked and opened a spam e-mail before I realized my mistake. Didn't open any attachments, and deleted it immediately. Am now running Norton AntiVirus.

Can anyone tell me - am I safe?
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getoffmytrain Donating Member (575 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-18-04 12:22 PM
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1. If this isn't a trick question...
yes, you're safe.
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mac56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-18-04 12:22 PM
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2. Not a trick question.
Thank you.
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getoffmytrain Donating Member (575 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-18-04 12:26 PM
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3. You're welcome.
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mac56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-18-04 01:04 PM
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5. So, I take it that just opening the email is probably okay
as long as I didn't open any attachments?
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getoffmytrain Donating Member (575 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-18-04 02:33 PM
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6. well....
not necessarily... sometimes viruses can be hidden in images, etc... I'm not sure what mail program you're using... the best bet it to not open any spam mail. However, if you have Norton running, which I think you said you do, you should set it to scan all incoming messages so that it can detect any viruses.
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-18-04 12:28 PM
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4. If you're part of a LAN or WAN.........
you should have no problem if your IT people keep things up to date. In fact if they were really on top of things you shouldn't have even received it on your work PC.
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