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|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 off the email preview function. Herein a list of steps, by degree of difficulty, you could taketo 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
#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] to isolate potential infection from email and third party devices within it
Please refer to the Security in-a-box [https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/malware malware guide] or the Surveillance Self Defense on [https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-do-i-protect-myself-against-malware How Do I Protect Myself Against Malware?]
