e mail virus protection?

[roundfeast324]

On several occassions my email account has sent out virus to people in my address book. I wish I had a warning before opening such an email. I think they may have been coming from my facebook link which I have deactivated today. Still it is very embarassing, my wife has a yahoo account and it is not happening to her. How do I make it so this never happens again. I tried to sign up for plus, but it wouldn't take my pay pal account number, and wanted more information. Please help.

[animedragonfighter]

Norton Internet Security has it, but it only works in Outlook as far as I know.

[DunbarPappy®ϟϟ]

When using a browser to view mail, like here @ Yahoo, some rules to follow:
Don't open attachments (even from someone you know) unless you were expecting something specific.
Like you, your friends may have been compromised and their mail is forwarding malicious content to their contacts.
Use a browser that is 'locked down' to curb hidden scripts that are a big reason PC's get infected.
I highly recommend Firefox, with these mod's:
FIREFOX: Tools> Options> Privacy> top drop slot set to "Firefox will use custom settings..."> Check 'Accept Cookies from sites'
â–ºUn-Check 'Accept 3rd Party cookies'.

A good collection of effective security & privacy add-on's (Official Mozilla) is here:
https://addons.mozilla.org/collections/d...nbarpappy/
"AdBlock Plus" (with 'subscription' added) helps defray rubbish.
►► At minimum, get the #1 item for malware prevention: "NoScript", which constrains automagically fetching & deployment of potentially tainted assets, and offsets the Microsoft install if it's rubbish.
Bookmark and refer to this page for how it works, and how to use it when sites don't function as you need: http://noscript.net/features#contentblocking

It's really a matter of keeping your PC clean at all stages that makes you more safe, but especially browsing habits.

INTERNET EXPLORER does not control returning assets very well no matter what settings you have (or anything else) and won't give nearly the control as Firefox or Chrome*.
It is junk.
Use at your own risk.
*Chrome has it's own privacy & advertising issues.

[alan a]

The best software program that I have found is called SuperAntiSpyware They have a free editon that you can download. This system protects your computer from anything harmful or potentially harmful. It finds it, lists it for you, and asks you if you want to remove it. After downloading and installing the program, when the home page opens, you just click the word scan, and the program will scan your computers Memory, Registry, and all of your Files. It is an amazing system. It can find viruses, trojans, worms, malware, illegal search cookies, and anything else that it finds thats harmful. If you open an email thinking that it is legitimate, and it is not, there will be an immediate message on your screen that informs you of it, and informs you to remove it by displaying a box that says Remove. You will certainly want to have this protection for your wifes computer too. I found out about the software from the Google staff. I found it by accident as I spoke with the staff as I had a gmail problem recently. They said I needed a technician, $329.00 for three years to have a Google Technician assist me with computer problems. I told the girl no thank you. Tried to talk me into a one year service contract, and I said no to that also. As the girl worked to find the email problem, I noticed that she had typed in the address bar: SuperAntiSpyware. I commented about it, and she did not say anything. She didn't think I saw it on my screen. I had given her permission to look at my screen to fix the email problem with gmail, but since I said no the the contract, she could not help me. At 64 years of age, there isn't anyone putting anything over on this guy, not even Google. When I scanned my computer, it did find loads of corrupted files, a few registry problems, and it removed them all. I hope that this info helped you and did not bore you to death. Say hello to Mrs. for me. Very cordially, Mr. Alan Avellar