Re: [PCTECH] outlook express email address book

["Jim Franz" <franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

it was on, and that explains why i have everyone on the midrange
lists in my box. What scared me was, in the last week or so,
getting addresses showing up from like the local hospital network,
maybe 15 addresses of people i never had email contact with.
i would be typing in an address to send, and it would auto complete
names I had never seen before, and like I said, all the started
last week or so. I've now cleaned about 60 addresses of just
totally unrecognizable addresses I would never have contact with.
I am on a cable modem network (road runner) which has a terrible
problem with nimda & redworm  & other infections. My zone alarm
bounces thousands of attempts a day. I have not found an active virus
or worm on my pc in over a year, but was suspect something in the email
was updating the address book, even if i never open or reply to the email.
I do notice as i move down the incoming email a slight "flash" as the
cursor highlites an email (to delete). A spam filter would keep most of
what i get out and that will be my next step.
thanks
jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Lang" <aalang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users" <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: [PCTECH] outlook express email address book


> If he had the setting I mentioned turned on, replying to email lists will
> grow your address book pretty quickly.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jones, John (US)" <John.Jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users" <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 9:57 AM
> Subject: RE: [PCTECH] outlook express email address book
>
>
> > I don't know where the entries came from, but I would suggest adding
> > more tools to your arsenal.
> >
> > First, an anti-spam filter:
> > http://www.spamihilator.com/index2.php?lang=en is free & effective.
> > Second, spy-ware removal tools.  I use two as any one isn't 100%
> > effective.  AdAware is free from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ and Spybot
> > Search & Destroy is also free from http://www.safer-networking.org/
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Franz [mailto:franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 8:44 PM
> > To: pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [PCTECH] outlook express email address book
> >
> > Very recently, last few days, my email address book has 20 or 30
> > addresses from people i never heard of. Some were a whole group of
> > addresses from the local hospital, others seem random. I see no signs I
> > have one of the current worms.
> > Norton ant-virus checked every day, zone alarm blocking all day (on a
> > cable modem).
> > Any ideas how to stop addresses being added?  Can an address be added
> > without opening the mail? (auto open feature is off) I have not been
> > receiving mail from these people, but do get 100 spam a day.
> > jim
> >
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