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Email Security
Email is the number one source for computer viruses, worms and Trojan
horses. You should never open an email attachment from
someone you do not know. Think twice about opening
executable attachments even from people you do know, and set up your email program so that it
does not automatically open attachments. By default most computers are set
up to hide file extensions. (Click here
to learn how to enable extension viewing) If you use a Microsoft operating system
on the computer you probably use outlook express, if you do than upgrade
to version 6If you have Cable or DSL, make certain to turn off you
computer at night, as quite often email attacks and hijackings occur late at
night. Never share an email account with anyone and never share a computer
outside the family unless it is absolutely necessary. Quite often security
breaches occur while the computer's owner is not there.
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