Nedd a email virus checker

[Paul Johnson]

I have received emails marked certified virus free and it is kind of
reassuring.. Is there a freeware program that will check my outgoing emails
and add a note to tell my recipients that my emails are OK?
Paul

 

[Onno Tasler]

Paul Johnson scribebat:

I have received emails marked certified virus free and it is kind of
reassuring.. Is there a freeware program that will check my outgoing emails
and add a note to tell my recipients that my emails are OK?

The AVG virus scanner did this at least till version 6.

But, be informed that this signature "Guaranteed Virus Free" does not tell
the recipient anything at all -- anyone can put such a signature in ones
messages, viruses included. Thus, it is not a Guarantee in any sort, quite
to the contrary: Certain viruses started to put such a signature in e-mails
they used to spread themselves to fool the recipient.

Thus, DO NOT USE SUCH SIGNATURES. They create a false feeling of security
and make the work for viruses easier. Use plain text mails instead, that
way no virus can be transmitted.

bye,

Onno

 

[Bebop & Rocksteady]

I have received emails marked certified virus free and it is kind of
reassuring.. Is there a freeware program that will check my outgoing emails
and add a note to tell my recipients that my emails are OK?
Paul

Both AVG and AVast can do this


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[Ben Wylie]

I have received emails marked certified virus free and it is kind of
reassuring.. Is there a freeware program that will check my outgoing
emails and add a note to tell my recipients that my emails are OK?
Paul

I believe AVG does:
http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup/avg70free_308a468.exe
and Avast does
http://www.avast.com/eng/down_home.html
I believe you need to register Avast, but it is a free registration.

Ben

 

[Paul Johnson]

I believe AVG does:
http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup/avg70free_308a468.exe
and Avast does
http://www.avast.com/eng/down_home.html
I believe you need to register Avast, but it is a free registration.

Ben

Thank you... but the size of these programs is stupendous. All I want is a
small application to do the job. I already have AntiVir Personal Edition
program.
Paul

 

[Mark Warner]

I have received emails marked certified virus free and it is kind of
reassuring.. Is there a freeware program that will check my outgoing
emails and add a note to tell my recipients that my emails are OK?

Neither you nor your recipients should take any reassurance from those
tag lines. They are nothing more than signature lines, and can easily be
added to any outgoing email, no matter the contents. I consider them
advertisements.

Make sure your system is well secured and up to date, and encourage your
correspondents to do the same.

 

[Paul Johnson]

Paul Johnson scribebat:

The AVG virus scanner did this at least till version 6.

But, be informed that this signature "Guaranteed Virus Free" does not tell
the recipient anything at all -- anyone can put such a signature in ones
messages, viruses included. Thus, it is not a Guarantee in any sort, quite
to the contrary: Certain viruses started to put such a signature in e-mails
they used to spread themselves to fool the recipient.

Thus, DO NOT USE SUCH SIGNATURES. They create a false feeling of security
and make the work for viruses easier. Use plain text mails instead, that
way no virus can be transmitted.

bye,

Onno

Yes Onno I tend to agree BUT what is email with HTML and pictures etc.? I
bet if there were no ability to send pictures by email like showing pics of
grandchildren to their grandparents you would see the quantity of emails
dwindle to very little. No business files could be transmitted. I cannot
even imagine it.
Paul

 

[Onno Tasler]

Paul Johnson scribebat:

Yes Onno I tend to agree BUT what is email with HTML and pictures etc.?

Oh, I think we misunderstood each other. You can still attach documents to
an e-mail, but you should not use HTML to format the e-mail itself.
Attachments are not automatically executed as HTML-code in e-mail would be.

Attachments from e-mails need to be checked by the recipient anyway. But
that is the recipients duty, not the senders. Either I know I can trust
you, then your guarantee is not necessary; or I do not know whether I can
trust you, and in that case I do not know whether I can trust your
guarantee either and thus have to check the file for dangers myself.

bye,

Onno

 

[me]

Paul Johnson scribebat:

Oh, I think we misunderstood each other. You can still
attach documents to an e-mail, but you should not use HTML
to format the e-mail itself. Attachments are not
automatically executed as HTML-code in e-mail would be.

Attachments from e-mails need to be checked by the
recipient anyway. But that is the recipients duty, not the
senders. Either I know I can trust you, then your guarantee
is not necessary; or I do not know whether I can trust you,
and in that case I do not know whether I can trust your
guarantee either and thus have to check the file for
dangers myself.

bye,

Onno

Indeed.

Also, even if I do trust "you," I cannot be 100% certain that it
was, in fact, "you" who sent any particular email (w/ or w/o
attachments).

J

 

[Paul Johnson]

Paul Johnson scribebat:

Oh, I think we misunderstood each other. You can still attach documents to
an e-mail, but you should not use HTML to format the e-mail itself.
Attachments are not automatically executed as HTML-code in e-mail would be.

Attachments from e-mails need to be checked by the recipient anyway. But
that is the recipients duty, not the senders. Either I know I can trust
you, then your guarantee is not necessary; or I do not know whether I can
trust you, and in that case I do not know whether I can trust your
guarantee either and thus have to check the file for dangers myself.

bye,

Onno

OK Onno again I agree with you BUT (again) that would be fine to use Plain
text when sending. How do I configure my Outlook Express to convert incoming
HTML to Plain before I read them?
Paul

 

[Onno Tasler]

Paul Johnson scribebat:

How do I configure my Outlook Express to convert incoming HTML to Plain
before I read them?

Extras -> Options (Preferences?) -> Read (Mail) -> enable the option "show
all messages as text-only".

Is available since OE 6, if I remember correctly. The exact names might
vary, I do not have an English OE and thus had to translate them, but I
think you should be able to find this option.

bye,

Onno

 

[Mark Warner]

OK Onno again I agree with you BUT (again) that would be fine to use
Plain text when sending. How do I configure my Outlook Express to
convert incoming HTML to Plain before I read them?

Tools>Options>Read tab: check "Read all messages in plain text."

 

[Paul Johnson]

Tools>Options>Read tab: check "Read all messages in plain text."

THANK YOU ALL
Paul

 

[David]

Yes Onno I tend to agree BUT what is email with HTML and pictures etc.? I
bet if there were no ability to send pictures by email like showing pics of
grandchildren to their grandparents you would see the quantity of emails
dwindle to very little. No business files could be transmitted. I cannot
even imagine it.
Paul

You can still send a file attached to the e-mail. Just send the file
as text only. This is how e-mail was designed to be used.