|Scenario Task Parent=I want to be protected from malicious emails
|Scenario Task Type=Malware Infection
|Scenario Task Description=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 of the email preview function. Herein a list of steps, by degree of difficult you need to take:
#Don't open suspicious messages and attachments. Write back to the sender to confirm their message intention
#Install an [[Anti Virus]]
#Keep all your software up to date
#Use a webmail client instead of an email program
#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]
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