WARNING! VIRUS!

[Peter Snow]

If you change the file type settings for .SHS files to "always show extension" it will
only show the extension on newly created/copied files with the .SHS extension; it does not
seem to work on existing files with the .SHS extension.  Try re-naming the file with the
.SHS extension to something else, like .TXT. Then re-name it back to .SHS.  The extension
display should now "stick".

As it seems most of the effort writing viruses is directed at Microsoft products and
Outlook in particular, I use Netscape so as to avoid much of the headache (Eudora works
well too).

Another useful (essential) utility is a firewall such as ZoneAlarm (free).  I was
astounded at the number of "attacks" from the internet against my PC reported by ZoneAlarm
- NetBios, TCP, UDP and other access attempts.  I also discovered that I was infected with
the "notepad" worm that had invaded from the Internet.  I would not have known about this
had it not been for ZoneAlarm.  Highly recommended.

Peter


Glen wrote:
> 
> At 09:20 AM 11/14/00 , Theo wrote:
> 
> >At least on my system the SHS extension was registered by Office 2000.
> >I changed the file type settings for .SHS files to; always show extension
> >and confirm open after download.
> 
> I tried this also, but Windows Explorer *still* insists on hiding the
> ".shs" extension!
> 
> It just makes a person wonder *what else* does Windows (and Microsoft) hide
> from us?
> 
> For the record, I'm using Win95 OSR2. Perhaps a later version of windows
> would exhibit different behavior in regards to hiding the ".shs" extension,
> but I really doubt if the later versions have been improved in this respect.
> 
> Later,
> Glen Berry