How Can I Avoid by E-mail Viruses?

Email has become one of the most common ways of "catching" a computer virus because many viruses are distributed as email attachments.Some Viruses exist as program files with .exe or .com extensions at the end of file name. You should never open attachments with these extensions unless you have previously arranged to have someone send you a particular program.

Don't assume that e-mail from your friends in virus-free. Many viruses propagate by stealthily e-mailing themselves to everyone in an address book. Your friends might not even know that virus-infected e-mail is being distributed from their computers. IT Expert solved this issue in the easiest way.

Sensible e-mail users carefully examine the From and Subject information for each message before opening it. Some document (.doc) and spreadsheet (.xls) files have been known to harbor viruses. Messages and suspicious sources or with odd attachments should be deleted instantly (and removed from the deleted items folder if you are using Outlook or Outlook Express).

* If you aren't expecting someone to send you an e-mail attachment, do not open the attachment until you have verified that the sender intended to included the attachment with that e-mail message.

* For additional protection, install anti-virus software on your computer and keep it up to date. Most of this software can be configured to screen your email for viruses before they arrive in your inbox.