Ted is nervous about opening attachments
to e-mail. So he should be! Is this latest e-mail really
from a friend / co-worker / student, or has a worm generated a
malevolent message from the other person's address list?
The solution to the problem is simple. Don't
open ANY attachments to e-mail. Let everyone know that you want
simply a link to where you can fetch a reconstitution file that
is customized for you or your computer. Advantages:
Protection against worms spread through
e-mail attachments;