can you get a virus from reading an email in outlook?

[hahher]

can you get a virus from just reading an email in outlook, but not opening any attachments?

 

[Platypus]

It depends on the type of virus.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: hahher
can you get a virus from just reading an email in outlook, but not opening any attachments?

What version of Outlook?

BTW, welcome to ATOT hahher :beer:

 

[TheNinja]

I got influenza and I never opened any attachments in Outlook.

 

[HonkeyDonk]

I don't think you can.

As long as you don't open the attached file, then you can read the email (usual garbage) and just delete.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

not that I know of

 

[hevnsnt]

You guys are wrong. Yes if you have the preview pane enabled, and the virus exploits a auto-run vulnerability in IE. Yes you can get a virus without opening the attachment.

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: hevnsnt
You guys are wrong. Yes if you have the preview pane enabled, and the virus exploits a auto-run vulnerability in IE. Yes you can get a virus without opening the attachment.

the man speaks the truth. some worms/viruses don't need you to open the attachment, just the preview pane alone is a security leak.

 

[isasir]

Originally posted by: hevnsnt
You guys are wrong. Yes if you have the preview pane enabled, and the virus exploits a auto-run vulnerability in IE. Yes you can get a virus without opening the attachment.

Wasn't this exploit resolved a while ago - assuming you d/l Windows Updates?

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: hevnsnt
You guys are wrong. Yes if you have the preview pane enabled, and the virus exploits a auto-run vulnerability in IE. Yes you can get a virus without opening the attachment.

^^^

the preview pane is the SPAWN OF THE DEVIL!!!!

turn that off and make sure you have ALL of the patches for Office/Outlook and then you are sorta safe/mostly safe/relatively safe

(be sure and run anti virus software and keep the definitions updated)

 

[OZEE]

Another good reason to get rid of Outlook or Outlook Express -- Thunderbird Rules!

 

[DaveSimmons]

Eudora Pro lets you run a safe, crippled, built-in HTML renderer for its preview pane that doesn't allow scripting hacks since it doesn't support scripting.

 

[dolph]

hmm... i've always had my preview pane open, but now i've learned not to. thanks!

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: OZEE
Thunderbird Rules!

i love it!

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Originally posted by: RishiS

Originally posted by: hevnsnt
You guys are wrong. Yes if you have the preview pane enabled, and the virus exploits a auto-run vulnerability in IE. Yes you can get a virus without opening the attachment.

Wasn't this exploit resolved a while ago - assuming you d/l Windows Updates?

There was a 'fix' you could install which basically turned off preview, scripting support, opening of just about any file and some other stuff. That's Microsoft's way of 'fixing' software exploits.