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E-Mail Scam - Watch Out For Scams Tied To The Olympics
Major news events often serve as a hook for e-mail scams, and
this month's Beijing Olympics is no exception. The United States Computer
Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has received reports of phishing activity,
some linked to Storm Worm, that uses Olympic-themed messages. This Trojan is
spread via an e-mail claiming the Olympics will be delayed or canceled
because of the May earthquake in China. The message contains a
link to a malicious website which tricks visitors into clicking on what looks
like an embedded flash video player. In reality, it leads to the download of
the executable file "beijing.exe" that can infect the user's system
with a Trojan.
US-CERT encourages users to take the following preventative measures to
mitigate the security risks:
- Install anti-virus software
and keep its virus signature files up-to-date.
- Do not follow unsolicited
web links received in e-mail messages.
For more "computer security at home" tips, go to http://onguardonline.gov/index.html.
Also watch for other e-mail scams that are currently "playing
games" with the Olympics. They include a fake notice that you've won a
large sum of money in a lottery organized by the Chinese Olympic Committee
for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and bogus websites offering tickets to
events.
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Ask The Help Desk - How To Keep E-mail Addresses From
Automatically Filling Up Your Address Book
Question: Whenever I reply to an e-mail message, the e-mail
address I replied to is added to my e-mail program's address book. My address
book is filling up with lots of e-mail addresses that I really don't want in
there. How can I prevent these e-mail addresses from automatically being
added? My e-mail program is Outlook Express 6 and I'm using Windows XP Home
Edition for my computer operating system.
Answer: There is a setting in Outlook Express 6 for Windows XP Home
Edition and Windows Mail for Windows Vista Home Premium that will
automatically add the name and e-mail address of a person to your address
book or contacts list when you reply to that person's e-mail - provided that
person is not already in your address book or contacts list. This feature can
cause your address book or contacts list to fill up rather quickly. To change
this setting so that contact information is only added to your address book
at your discretion, follow these steps:
1. Open Outlook
Express 6 or Windows Mail.
2. Click your cursor
arrow on the "Tools" menu and select "Options" from the
resulting drop-down menu. The Options window will open.
3. Click on the
"Send" tab. Uncheck the box next to "Automatically put people
I reply to in my Address Book" for Outlook Express 6 or the box next to
"Automatically put people I reply to in my Contacts list" for
Windows Mail.
4. Click on
"Apply" and then "OK" to save the setting and close the
Options window.
Note: See the "Short Tutorial" section below for
shortcut steps on quickly adding received e-mail addresses to your address
book.
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Sites Of The Month - Great Sites To Check Out In August
Is It Just Me?
http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com - This
entirely self-descriptive website allows you to find out if you're unable to
access other websites because of a malfunction in your system or theirs. Type
in any URL and get instant feedback as to whether or not the site is actually
"down." If so, there's nothing to do but wait it out. If not, it
might be time to call your favorite computer geek.
Survey What They Play
http://www.whattheyplay.com - If
you want to make sure your kids are playing appropriate video games, get to
know this invaluable online resource. The site is loaded with information
about thousands of video games, including reviews from experts and comments
from readers. Find out which games are most popular and which ones are new.
You can search for suitable games based on brand, genre, age, and rating, or
even post your own comments.
Drive In For Big Fun
http://driveinmovie.com - Quick!
Before summer ends, check out a drive-in movie! Use this website,
"dedicated to the history, preservation and promotion of outdoor
theatres," to help you find a drive-in (BIG screen) movie theater in
your area. View photos and find contact information for drive-ins in the U.S., Canada,
and Australia.
Don't forget to stop by the "Reminiscing at the Drive-in" page to
read letters from those with fond drive-in memories.
School Support
http://adoptaclassroom.org - This
back-to-school season, consider providing help to a struggling school. Pick a
local classroom, or have the site pick one for you, and donate funds that can
be used for supplies, educational games, and other materials. If you are a
teacher, you can use the site to register your classroom for assistance. Or
start a program in your school or community. With teachers spending an
average of $1,200 per year of their own money for classroom materials, they
can use all the help they can get.
Find Funds Fast
http://missingmoney.com - A
search on this site could prove to be the rainbow that leads to your pot of
gold. MissingMoney.com features a database of records showing unclaimed
assets required to be turned over to states. Examples of assets that might be
waiting for you include stocks, bonds, mutual funds, bank accounts, safe
deposit box contents, uncashed checks, insurance policies, utility deposits,
and unclaimed tax, retirement, or mortgage insurance refunds. The interface
is easy to use and returns results within seconds.
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Short Tutorial - Adding Received E-mail Addresses To Your
Address Book
In this month's "Ask The Help Desk" section, we
explained how to keep unwanted e-mail addresses from automatically filling up
your address book. But how do you quickly add the addresses you do want to
store? Simply follow the steps below for your e-mail software program, and
your address book will stay relevant, current, and convenient.
Adding E-mail Addresses/Contacts To Your Address Book When Using ...
- E-mail Program: Outlook Express 6.0
- Computer Operating System: Windows XP SP2 Home Edition
1. With Outlook
Express open, click your cursor arrow on the e-mail message received from the
individual that you want to add to your address book.
2. Select
"Tools" from the menu bar.
3. Select "Add
Sender to Address Book" from the drop-down menu.
Adding E-mail Addresses/Contacts To Your Address Book When
Using ...
- E-mail Program: Windows Mail
- Computer Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
1. With Windows Mail
open, click your cursor arrow on the e-mail message received from the
individual that you want to add to your Contacts list.
2. Select
"Tools" from the menu bar.
3. Select "Add
Sender to Contacts" from the drop-down menu.
Adding E-mail Addresses/Contacts To Your Address Book When
Using ...
- E-mail Program: Thunderbird 2.0
- Computer Operating System: Windows XP SP2 Home Edition, Windows
Vista Home Premium, or Mac OS X 10.4
1. With Thunderbird
open, click your cursor arrow on the e-mail message received from the
individual that you want to add to your address book.
2. Left click on and
hold the "From" header. A drop-down menu will appear.
3. Click on "Add
to Address Book..." from the resulting drop-down menu.
4. The address book
will open with a new contact including the information from the e-mail. Fill
in any other details you would like for this contact and then click on
"OK" to save and exit.
Adding E-mail Addresses/Contacts To Your Address Book When
Using ...
- E-mail Program: Apple's Mail 2.1.1 and Address Book 4.0.4
- Computer Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4
1. With Mail open,
click your cursor arrow on the e-mail message received from the individual
that you want to add to your address book.
2. Click your cursor
arrow on the "Message" menu.
3. Select "Add
Sender to Address Book" from the resulting drop-down menu.
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