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Edit a Scenario Task: How can I prevent getting a virus infection from an email
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There are many solutions here, varying in their degree of difficulty to implement. Protecting your email from malware (malicious software, including viruses) begins with [[I want to protect my computer from virus infection|protecting your computer from viruses]]. You need to be extra vigilant when opening an email and, whenever possible, switch off the email preview function. What follows is a list of steps, by degree of difficulty, you could take to reduce the risk of viruses infecting your primary computer systems and files: #Don't open suspicious messages and attachments. Write back to the sender to confirm their intention #Install an [https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/avast/windows anti-Virus, anti-malware] tool #Keep all your software up-to-date #Don't use pirate (or cracked) software #Use an email account from a provider that scans messages for malware before you receive them #Switch to using a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution#Popular_distributions Linux operating system] or better still, use [https://tails.boum.org/ Tails] #Consider running a [https://www.virtualbox.org/ virtual machine], better if with [https://www.whonix.org/ Whonix], to isolate potential infection from email and third party devices within it To learn more, refer to the Security in-a-box [https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/malware malware guide] or the Surveillance Self Defense page on [https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-do-i-protect-myself-against-malware How Do I Protect Myself Against Malware?] <br />
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