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Security officials have discovered a new botnet of infected computers capable of tremendous online destruction. Computers around the world have become infected in droves thanks to a steady stream of malicious email attachments that have continued to ... be released on a daily basis since August. At its most volatile, a record high 25 billion malicious attachments were sent out in a single day in August, alone. Botnet Delivers Altered Scam Those responsible for the attacks have had to alter their deceitful strategies several times to expand their list of victims. The first wave of malicious emails ... (view more)

It can be a real drag when you receive an email with several attachments and you want to save them all. If you are like most folks, you save each attachment by itself. Well, I'm here to tell you that you don't have to do that! No, sir! There is an ... easy way to save all of your attachments in one fell swoop as long as you are saving them into the same folder! Follow the steps below to learn how:Select the email with the attachments you would like to save. Click on the File menu. Click the Save Attachments menu. When the submenu opens, it will list all of the attachments and at the bottom, you ... (view more)

Several people have asked me how to save all of their attachments at one time in MS Outlook. It really isn't as difficult as one might think. Of course you want to save all of your attachments in your e-mail, but it is a real pain in the neck to ... open each and every e-mail and save each attachment isn't it? Well I am going to tell you a way to speed up the process and eliminate the stress. . Follow the steps below to learn how: Select the e-mail that has the attachments you want to save. Click on File. Select Save Attachments from the menu. From the sub-menu that appears, click All Attachments ... (view more)

In my last column I talked about one very important thing you can do to help secure your e-mail . Though it could affect the appearance of some messages, turning off HTML in your e-mail program can go a long way toward protecting your computer. ... Having said that, one of the most useful features of e-mail is the ability to send and receive attachments. An attachment is simply a file that is appended to the e-mail message itself. This can be a data file, like a word processing document or spreadsheet, or can even be a full-blown application such as a disk cleanup tool, an icon changer, etc. ... (view more)

Synopsis: Say goodbye to big, clumsy attachments when emailing your photos! SendPhotos can easily insert digital photos and captions right into your emails -- eliminating the struggle with oversized files, cumbersome attachments, slow downloads, and ... frustrated friends who can't open your pictures. And now take those same fun photo emails you've designed and easily publish them online in your own personalized photo albums, or photoblogs. You can also upload your images so that friends and family can purchase 1-hour prints from their favorite local store with the simple click of a button! ... (view more)

Infopackets Reader Polly B. writes: " Dear Dennis, I've downloaded and successfully installed Service Pack 2 onto my computer. The only complaint I have so far is that Outlook Express is so security tight, that a lot of the email messages I have put ... aside (with file attachments) now cannot be opened. I went in and took off the Outlook Express Security 'do not allow me to open potentially dangerous attachments' option, and now everything is OK. I felt safe in choosing to disable this 'security features' because I use Norton Security which blocks potentially malicious email attachments. My ... (view more)

Infopackets Reader Susan C. writes: " Dear Dennis, First I want to say that I love reading your newsletter because you always have very interesting topics. My question today is in regard to Outlook Express blocking access to my email attachments. As ... per your instruction, I have disabled the option in Tools -> Options -> Security tab -> 'do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus.' However, Outlook Express still blocks access to some of my files (.PDF, for example). I don't know what else I can do to get around this problem? Any help you can ... (view more)

Infopackets Reader Peter P. writes: " Hello Dennis, I am having a problem with Outlook Express, and can't figure out how to solve it. Whenever I get an email with attachments, the info when I click on the paperclip is grayed out, and I can neither ... save the attachment files or display them. When I click Tools -> Internet Options and select the 'Security' tab, I see that the box labeled 'Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened' is check marked. Unfortunately, this option is grayed out [ghosted] and I cannot change the setting. I am running Windows XP with SP1 [Service Pack 1] and ... (view more)

Infopackets Reader Jim D. writes: " Dear Dennis, I use Windows 98 and Outlook Express to read my email. A buddy of mine thought he was helping me by 'tweaking' my computer system, but now I cannot open any email attachments! What can I do? PS: How ... may I retrieve a file that has been deleted? " My Response: It sounds like your friend "tweaked" your computer by upgrading you to the latest version of Outlook Express -- version 6. By default, Outlook Express 6 will not allow you to open email attachments on the assumption that the email may contain an malicious attachment ( ... (view more)