“A computer repair man said having this is like gold. If everybody you know does this then you need not ever worry about opening mail from friends.”
Thank you. Now everyone will have a silly address entry called “AAAAAAA@AAA.AAA” in their contact list. I have no idea what this does, but I’m sure half the family and friends on the fwd list are are actively fighting viruses with this ridiculous technique. Sweet……another false sense of security!
How to protect your e-mail address book
A computer repairman says this is like having gold. This is a good thing. I learned a computer trick today that’s really ingenious in its simplicity.
As you may know, when/if a worm virus gets into your computer it heads straight for your email address book, and sends itself to everyone in there, thus infecting all your friends and associates.
This trick won’t keep the virus from getting into your computer, but it will stop it from using your address book to spread further, and it will alert you to the fact that the worm has gotten into your system.
Here’s what you do:
First, open your address book and click on ‘new contact, Continue Reading…

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Microsoft\AOL\Abercrombie forwarded email has been around for over 10 years! The amazing thing is, I still get one every few months from someone. They usually start the email by saying something to the effect of, “Sorry I had to try it.” No my friend……no you didn’t, “have to try it.” The famous email that all of us have received multiple times by countless relatives and money grubbing friends,
