Virus protection

Yes. Any time you open an email that contains a virus you are subject to infection. There is a cheap way to prevent infection. Trend Micro has a product for under forty dollars that will inspect every email before you open it. It's called pccillin. you can download a trial version from www.trend.com and use it before you buy it.

If your computer is not protected with Anti-virus software then yes your computer is at risk of getting infected. If your computer does have Anti-virus protection and the latest signature files then the chances of getting a virus are greatly reduced. If I understand correctly, your attachments open automatically when you move your cursor over them. If this is the case you should turn the option off therefore reducing the risk even furthur.

Hope this helps.

Make sure that you install all security hotfixes and service packs for Outlook. This should help minimize the risk, as many viruses that infect this way use common Outlook vulnerabilities.
Make sure you keep your anti-virus software up to date.Hope this helps.

Why don't you go into Tools, Options, the Other tab and go into Preview Plane un select Mark Iten as Read When Selction Changes. That will not allow Outlook to open the e-mail when you view it until you double click it. That will help with the Outlook side of it.

The other suggestions that have been mentioned about the Virus Portection will help as well.

Hope this works for you.

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