Can this "feature" be turned off

[swarkn]

While using Act to generate e-mails I get the MS Outlook message box that indicates "a program is trying to access e-mail addresses you have stored in Outlook.
Do you want to allow this"
If this is unexpected it may be a virus and you should choose No. Allow access for x number of minutes.

I have just upgraded to Outlook 2000 and this is new and rather of irritating.
Can it be turned off easily?

 

[smah]

No, it can not be turned off easily. To do so, you would have to uninstall Outlook, then reinstall it without applying the e-mail security update or SP-3. The easiest workaround is to use something like: PTFB

But, be warned...If you use this and do get a virus that can access your address book, you will not be able to stop it from sending- you will have defeated the security measure MS implemented to curtail the spread of virii.