| These days email is a necessary part of
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| | your clue to phishing. Instead of using
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| communication. However, this also means
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| | your name the subject line might say
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| that email is one of the most popular
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| | something like "To our valued customer".
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| ways for a virus to infect your computer.
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| | It isn't hard to find some variant for
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| You need to protect yourself from the
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| | personal names so be on the alert.
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| threat of fraud and infection.
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| | Less of clue to phishing is when a link
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| Viruses
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| | is included that has nothing to do with
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| Email attachments often contain viruses
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| | the text in the email. You can verify
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| so you need to be careful whenever you
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| | this by highlighting the link and paying
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| open any type of attachment even if you
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| | attention to the status bar. For example,
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| know the sender. There are some viruses
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| | if the email text is something about
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| that can infiltrate your address book and
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| | Microsoft, and the URL is you have a
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| then send email that is infected to
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| | good clue that the message you've
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| everyone on your list. This means that
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| | received isn't really from Microsoft.
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| you can get a virus from a colleague or a
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| | There is software that can detect whether
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| friend. The best thing to do is to
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| | phishing is occurring. Even though this
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| communicate with the sender so that you
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| | software isn't fully mature yet it can at
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| know you are expecting an attachment.
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| | least identify if an email is fraud.
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| Software for virus protection is your
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| | Whenever you are asked for your credit
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| best bet against viruses. This software
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| | card number or a password you should be
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| will scan all your email attachments when
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| | suspicious. Always keep in mind that no
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| they are received on your computer. All
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| | legitimate banking institution will ask
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| computers that have Internet access will
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| | you to give personal information or to
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| need to have antivirus software so that
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| | verify any passwords in the content of an
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| all systems are protected as one big
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| | email.
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| whole. There are some viruses that will
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| | E-mail Backups
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| start with one computer system and then
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| | Your email, just like other data on your
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| spread to the rest of the network,
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| | computer, should always be backed up.
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| eventually encompassing all the hardware
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| | Most email programs will be easy to back
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| that is needed to access the Internet.
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| | up. All you need to do is export your
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| Phishing
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| | email messages to a selected folder and
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| Email can lead to fraud, which is yet
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| | then do a backup on this folder. You can
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| another type of security risk. Phishing,
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| | use a backup program and put your email
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| is one type of fraud that will try to
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| | onto a writeable CD, DVD, removable disk,
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| trick you into giving out personal
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| | or any other type of media.
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| passwords or banking information. This
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| | You also have the option of buying backup
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| type of email will use the logo from a
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| | software that is specialized for backing
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| well known banking institution or online
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| | up email. This software is moderately
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| business after which they will ask you to
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| | priced and eliminates the need to export
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| update your banking information or your
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| | your email to a folder.
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| password.
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| | You can automate most backup software so
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| Phishing provides a link that looks as
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| | that backups happen at a time that is
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| though it is legitimate but that in fact
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| | convenient without you having to lend a
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| will lead you to a false website. If you
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| | hand. You'll have to find time in your
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| provide them with personal information
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| | busy schedule to configure this type of
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| you become a victim of theft or fraud on
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| | software. However, you'll be no more busy
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| your credit card. This is also known as
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| | doing the configuring as you would be if
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| "identity theft".
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| | you need to replace an email that you
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| Email content and subject lines can be
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| | needed.
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