Whether or not to use Outlook's preview pane
Is it advisable not to use the Preview Pane or Auto Preview in Outlook in order to avoid virus infection?
Use of the preview pane is a personal choice. I base my choice on what
malicious code remediation processes are in place. If antivirus scanning is
on the inbound link and desktop, plus if there is an e-mail content checker, I'm
typically pretty comfortable with the auto preview.
Also, remember that it really doesn't matter if the auto preview is vulnerable.
The malicious code will infect you anyway, because most times the code is
Microsoft VBS or some other automated/wonderful Microsoft security hole.
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This was first published in April 2002
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