] the default choice is to decline an ActiveX
] program,
]
] When you use Internet Explorer to download new software,
] Windows will ask if you're sure you want to run each of
] these programs,
]
] The Outlook Express e-mail program, meanwhile, no longer
] allows any access to programs sent as file attachments.
] Hiding a program inside a compressed "zip" file won't
] work either -- you can decompress the archive, but
] Windows won't let you run its contents.
]
] Many non-program attachments, such as Microsoft Word
] documents and MP3 audio files, also require a second
] click to confirm that you really want to open them.
]
] Outlook Express also stops the display of Web images in
] messages, a common trick spammers use to see who opens
] their junk.

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