Comment by siruwastaken
5 hours ago
I'm probably showing my age here, but did these email worms largely die out due to spam filtering, or did the email programs just get better protections against viruses that made it more difficult to exploit? The only email "viruses" I have come accross today are actual humans accidentally replying "reply all" to a legitimate email.
The answer is yes, to all of it.
Email providers have better spam filtering, some have strict rules about attaching any kind of executable code to an email (as in - you just can't).
Email clients are always getting updated, stricter about validating content before showing it, etc.
And the internet stopped using Outlook Express.
> I'm probably showing my age here,
By… asking an honest question that in no conceivable way ages anyone asking it?
C’mon now, man. Drop the greybeard act.