With all the possible exploits open that no antivirus or firewall can stop with OE 5.0 viewing email, I can only share that everyone has to approach OE (Outlook Express) in a new way.
1. The Microsoft Code Leak.
This recent event made older versions, even with all patches vulnerable to exploit.
Right or wrong, kicking or screaming, 5.0 is not usable/safe. 5.5 is exploitable too. 6.0 is now the safest. Don't complain to me about this...
2. Your PREVIEW of the email is outright dangerous. This is right up there with opening email from people you don't know.
No preview should be enabled in OE. Again, this is the new reality of how EXPLOITATION of OE is accomplished and you must turn that off.
Bob
Whenever I go to my OE mailbox (at least for the past 3 weeks or so), the e-mails are visible, but my whole system freezes. I am unable to do anything- my cursor is kaput, etc. I have WIN98SE, plenty of RAM and system resources. Have used Ace Utilities and AVG virus scan and so on without any luck. Called Dell who told me to call Cablevision who told me to call Dell.
The only way to get my system to run is by shutting off and on power button.
Help, please.
PS If I reboot in safe mode, Outlook works fine.

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