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Yoyoma_2 <Yoyoma_2@[at-]Hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> nemo wrote:
>
> > Dont' open the scr file.
>
> Umm if you don't know that by now... LOL

There *are* such people as novices. We were all those once.  Anyway - useful
info. Thanks.
>
> Under windows the types that should raise a flag in your head saying "ah
> ah ah, this could be a virus and not christina aguilera caught backstage
> nude!"  Why would anyone want to send you these things you must ask.
> These are known to be able to contain viruses.
> The best thing to do is only open stuff that is in the friendly common
> formats.  PDF only for documents, or star office :), JPEG, GIF, BMP,
> PCX, .txt files and a couple.

Don't forget *.jp2. The same buggers who enjoy inflicting yEnc on us will
soon be causing alarm and despondency by postion those. There's a Photoshop
plug-in here:

http://www.pegasusimaging.com/imagepressj2k.htm
>
> Also be carefull, under windows if "hide extension of known file types"
> is enabled, a file called "Hello.txt.bat" will be named "Hello.txt" have
> the same icon as a text file.  So hiding known extensions should be off.
>
Another trick I've seen is to use two extensions with a big gap between
them, like:

hello.txt                                                .exe


> The list frin http://antivirus.about.com/library/blext.htm:
>
> ADE Microsoft Access Project Extension
> ADP Microsoft Access Project
> BAS Visual Basic Class Module
> BAT Batch File
> CHM Compiled HTML Help File
> CMD Windows NT Command Script
> COM MS-DOS Application
> CPL Control Panel Extension
> CRT Security Certificate
> DLL Dynamic Link Library
> DO* Word Documents and Templates
> EXE Application
> HLP Windows Help File
> HTA HTML Applications
> INF Setup Information File
> INS Internet Communication Settings
> ISP Internet Communication Settings
> JS JScript File
> JSE JScript Encoded Script File
> LNK Shortcut
> MDB Microsoft Access Application
> MDE Microsoft Access MDE Database
> MSC Microsoft Common Console Document
> MSI Windows Installer Package
> MSP Windows Installer Patch
> MST Visual Test Source File
> OCX ActiveX Objects
> PCD Photo CD Image
> PIF Shortcut to MS-DOS Program
> POT PowerPoint Templates
> PPT PowerPoint Files
> REG Registration Entries
> SCR Screen Saver
> SCT Windows Script Component
> SHB Document Shortcut File
> SHS Shell Scrap Object
> SYS System Config/Driver
> URL Internet Shortcut (Uniform Resource Locator)
> VB VBScript File
> VBE VBScript Encoded Script File
> VBS VBScript Script File
> WSC Windows Script Component
> WSF Windows Script File
> WSH Windows Scripting Host Settings File
> XL* Excel Files and Templates