Basic Email Security For Internet Noobs

The largest internet-related medium for scams, fraud, malicious programs and time-wasting junk is, without doubt, email. The following tips will help you avoid such pitfalls – DON’T OPEN SUSPICIOUS EMAIL ATTACHMENTS Though not the only source, email attachments can often be a hive for viruses. Therefore you should never, ever, open any attachments that your computer can execute. These include files that end with the following – .exe .com .inf .scr .pif .vbs It will serve you well if you believe all email attachments to be guilty until proven otherwise

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Basic Email Security For Internet Noobs