[Ham-Computers] Obtaining Suspicious File Size

[George, W5YR]

Duane,

Let me strongly urge you to install Norton Anti-Virus 2002 as well as the
Zone Alarm program. Between the two, you are about as safe as you are going
to be without going to extremes. I have never had a virus-containing
program get past Norton, and Zone Alarm has detected and deflected probably
over 100 intrusion attempts.

I think you did the right thing by trashing the mystery files. I never,
ever, open an attachment even after Norton clears it unless I know the
source and trust it. And I pay no attention whatsoever to file sizes - I
just delete any unknown or suspicious file regardless of its size.

73/72/oo, George W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas         
Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13qe   
Amateur Radio W5YR, in the 56th year and it just keeps getting better!
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All outgoing email virus-checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2002


"Duane Fischer, W8DBF" wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I have received several files from parties unknown to me, supposedly seeking
> tech help with a Hallicrafters, with attachments. Because of the name "Fred
> Sandford" and because the person was so vague about the receiver that there was
> no way anyone could help him, I killed the posts.
> 
> My question: is there some 'safe' way to check the file size on such a post
> without being infected by a virus?
> 
> For whatever the reason, the Mcafee software does not check incoming mail
> attachments for a virus. The software says it is, but it does not do it. Never
> have figured this out and gave up with tech unsupport at Mcafee.