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Received an unrecognized e-mail attachment? Beware, it could be a virus!!

October 26th, 2009 admin Leave a comment Go to comments

Internet is an awesome space; and nowadays it is being our primary basic need. Email makes us to keep in touch with people all over the world. Pictures can be sent at the click of a mouse. We can also download songs and movies, and play them easily.

Unfortunately, there is a dark side to all of this bright idea of the internet: viruses and other so-called ‘malware’. Originally, hackers were only focused on government and business websites, and their viruses were invented to attack corporations. Most of them take this action as a challenge. However, there is now an increasing trend, they begin to spread towards home computers. There are some big disadvantages that can be caused by a virus. But don’t worry; there are still a number of easy tips that can prevent the loss.

The very first step to keep the viruses away from your computer is to have up-to-date antivirus software. You need to pay some cash to ensure that your anti virus software is updated, and scan your entire computer for viruses completely. There are a number of cheap, and free antivirus software programs available that provide excellent protection. You can find these by searching through your search engine for antivirus software.  But I don’t recommend this free anti viruses, since they have less ability than the premium one (must paid some cash).

The other step you should do is to be extremely suspicious about the files that you open, or download. Most of viruses are spread through interned downloads and email attachments. If received an e-mail with an attachment on it, and you do not know, and trust, the person who has sent you the attachment then you better delete the email.

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  1. October 26th, 2009 at 02:35 | #1

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  2. October 26th, 2009 at 09:26 | #2

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  3. October 26th, 2009 at 13:32 | #3

    thanks for coming by on my page!

  4. November 2nd, 2009 at 18:17 | #4

    I always scan for viruses before I open the attachment on my email

  5. November 4th, 2009 at 23:12 | #5

    Hello there!!Visiting here on a Tuesday night..Take care

  6. November 20th, 2009 at 22:21 | #6

    You have made some decent points here. I did some research on the topic on my own and you are right on the spot for the most part. Excellent read.

  7. November 22nd, 2009 at 03:53 | #7

    this is good and significant information about hacking the emails.

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