Dear all,
Read what I and many of us do in order to prevent our product getting
contaminated (which is likely to occur).
I installed a "specifically designed step to eliminate or reduce the
likely occurrence of a hazard to an acceptable level". Note that this
is Q2 of the Codex Alimentarius HACCP guidelines for establishing a
Critical Control Point).
And .... it turns out to be effective.
Here are my personal experiences with computer viruses.
I had 3 virus incidents (sent to me in attachments) during the last 6
months, and NEVER BEFORE!
Twice it was an EXEcutable file and once a MACRO virus in a MSWord
document file.
The sources/senders were:
1 x mailed directly to me, unknown sender
1 x mailed directly to me, a forwarded document by a business
relation but he (sure) wasn't aware of it.
1 x mailed to me via a mailinglist
Especially the known senders like the 2nd one are the dangerous ones.
All 3 (different viruses) were detected when I copied the attachments
to a temporary directory and killed by my virus scanner/virus shield
program of which I update the data-file monthly (the supplier alerts
me that it is time for preventive maintenance. Real good service!).
Thus:
a) install the preventive measure
b) keep your eyes open
c) keep the preventive measure updated
Regards,
Jan Verhoeven
On 9 Mar 2000, at, Pamela Tom wrote, at least in part:
> As soon as we realized a virus/worm was released, our subscribers did
> what was possible to alert the group (850+ of you worldwide), and we
> had the particular files removed from the archive on our web site.
>
> I hope that our subscribers will continue to be vigilant and alert the
> mailing list if they receive a virus warning
> Here's McAfee's advice on protecting computers against viruses: Don't
> let your guard down! Remember: Never open an email attachment unless
> you know what it is--even if it comes from someone you know and trust.
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Ing. J.(Jan) A.M. Verhoeven, director of:
Foodfocus, consultancy- & service bureau food: technology and quality assurance
De Volder 32, NL-5283 ZD BOXTEL, The Netherlands
tel +31 411 67 56 39 fax +31 411 67 11 56
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