How Email Attachments Can Be A Threat to PC Security!
Several news in the past have shown how, in isolated cases, regular mails can be quite dangerous. There were some letter and package bombs which exploded when opened. Anthrax, which made quite a stir some years back, poses the same danger.
Such cases are not exclusive to regular mails. Threats, although not in the same form, may also be encountered in emails. Given this, it is important that one takes special care as well in opening any of these, especially those with attachments.
What is common between a regular mail and an email when it comes to this matter is that senders of unsolicited mails often use return addresses which appear familiar. It may be similar to the home address or email address of someone you know and they often create subject lines which are attention grabbing. This is one form of social engineering which, if not properly employed, is quite dangerous.
Viruses and worms can easily be passed through email. These are often the contents of unusual email attachments. To prevent you from getting any of these, here are some criteria that you can follow before opening and reading an email:
• The email must come from a person
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