OWLS, Inc. Virus, Trojans and Worms Information


Protecting Our Customers...
We have installed several new programs that are designed to help eliminate email containing virus attachments and other possible malicious content. You may begin to see our ALERT messages explaining what has been done.
  • Virus Infected Email
    Messages that are received and processed by our mail server are scanned for known virus. Any message found to be infected with a virus is automatically removed from further processing. An Alert message is delivered to you in its place which shows all the information we know about who sent the message.

  • Executable Attachments
    Messages that have executable attachments that do not contain a known virus are set aside for you to handle individually. It is generally a very hazardous practice to send executable files via email attachments. Executing unknown programs on your machine could have disastrous results. To help you in determining the validity and safety of executable attachments, we send an alert message in place of the original email. The Alert message shows all the information we know about who sent the file. It also contains a link to a special URL. If you are expecting the file and want your message placed into your inbox unchanged, just click on the URL and the original message will be placed into your inbox.

    - This service is "on" by default, but can be turned off if you wish. 

    - Send a note to support@owls.com if you would like to change this setting for your email.