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Protect against VBS viruses

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Name: dale
Date: February 14, 2002 at 17:34:37 Pacific
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A good way to protect yourself against VBS viruses is to prevent them from running. To do this, use notepad to create an empty file and name it 'something.vbs'. Then right click on it while holding down the shift key, select 'open with', select 'notepad' to open it, select 'always use this program to open this type of file' and click 'ok'. Now if you do get a VBS virus, instead of inserting itself in your system, it will be innocently opened by notepad and not cause any problem.



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Name: Kevin The Tech Dude
Date: February 14, 2002 at 17:42:03 Pacific
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Do you know this works? I'm just wondering. It makes sound sense but I'm going to run it by Vmyths.com and see if they know if this working. If it does work, great advice. I've just have not seen anyone ever post this information before but then again. I could have missed it.

Thanks,


KTTD


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Response Number 2
Name: JohnT
Date: February 14, 2002 at 19:26:33 Pacific
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I have seen it suggested at other security sites, I have just never tried it, but sounds like a great simple way to save your system from VBS


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Response Number 3
Name: Yeah
Date: February 14, 2002 at 20:04:52 Pacific
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At times the simplest things tend to work best.

Notepad is opening the file as text and not actually calling up built-in Visual basic thats built-in most of MS's major proggies to execute
the code.


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Response Number 4
Name: sekirt
Date: February 15, 2002 at 04:03:17 Pacific
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Can't you simply right click the email and choose properties. Details tab. Then message button and maximize and read?


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Response Number 5
Name: WhitPhil
Date: February 15, 2002 at 07:27:25 Pacific
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If you really want to protect yourself from these types of viri, install ScriptSentry.

http://jasons-toolbox.sectorlink.org/

In addition to VBS files, it will intercede when the following filetypes get executed.

SHS, SHB, REG, HTA, and the rest of the WSH types, VBE, JS, JSE, WSF, WSH


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Response Number 6
Name: dale
Date: February 15, 2002 at 08:41:26 Pacific
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Thanks WhitPhil! You're the man!


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Response Number 7
Name: NJarvis
Date: February 22, 2002 at 09:13:37 Pacific
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If you're on a Win9x machine you might also want to do the following. I've done this for as long as I can remember and do this as a matter of course when setting up a new PC.

Control panel, Add/Remore programs, Windows Setup, Accessories...and uncheck the "Windows Scripting Host". Then give it a reboot.

With this disabled, even if VBS scripts get on your PC they now have no interface to actually let them run.


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