‘My friend sent me a funny photo by email, but when I tried to open it, my anti-virus program warned me about it. Was this just a false alarm, or is it possible the photo really was dangerous?’ This is a question we were asked recently, and the questioner was lucky. The email message wasn’t really sent by his friend, and the attachment wasn’t really a photo. Find out how to recognise dangerous email attachments without taking the risk of opening them.
Category: Internet & Security, Issues
Issue: 2022 Issue 10 October
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10, 11
Article Reference: M032