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tips on safe use traditional email

Written By News and Fun on Sunday, 18 March 2012 | 06:24

Internet is indeed the source of the information world, where the convergence of information seekers around the corner. But that's why the internet is an easy field for cyber criminals to carry out the action. One of the tools on the Internet to commit a crime is the e-mail. E-mail with anyone else can do spam, scam, or send viruses. Therefore we must be careful when using e-mail. Here are eleven tips on safe use of internet e-mail.

Be careful when opening attachments (Attachment) e-mail. E-mail attachment file is the main source of virus infection. They may contain what are known as "letterbombs" or "virus", which can damage your PC. Do not open attachments from someone you do not know. If you know the sender but not expecting an attachment, check back to the sender if he really sent the attachment before you open it. But if forced to open it, you should first scan the attachment with an antivirus program is updated.
    Keep your personal information carefully. If an incoming e-mails requesting credit card numbers, bank information, or other personal information, make sure you trust the site and verify that the system is secure transactions. If you are in doubt, do not be better than later regret later.
    Be careful when clicking links in e-mail. Link in the e-mail is often used as part of phishing scams and spyware, even they can also transmit the virus.
    Keep your e-mail your password secure. If you need to change the password e-mail on a regular basis. In addition, passwords that use a combination of letters and numbers will be more difficult for others to guess.
    If no e-mails that came in to ask or tell you to fill in the username or password again from a specific account at a specific website with a variety of reasons, such as maintenance or server maintenance, etc., then you should really be careful. Because most of the administrator account is never asked for the identity of account replenishment. All account information must be securely recorded in the database.
    Always remember to sign out / log out of email accounts upon completion. This step is safe to anticipate unwanted intruders. If you are using a public computer such as internet cafes, it is recommended you close the browser before ending your Internet session.
    Do not respond / reply to email spam, offensive, or abusive email. By responding, you will only make it assume that you are the one that is easy to be bothered with trivial things.
    Make sure that your computer has installed antivirus program, antispyware, and firewall, and is always updated at regular intervals.
    If you receive an email claiming to be from your bank or other institution you do business with him, and asks you to login by clicking the link listed in the e-mail, then it is better not to click that link. The safest response is to break the bank or the agency website by typing its own URL corresponding URL address that you know or remember. Because it could be the link is not the original link, but links from a fake site.
    If you open an e-mail using the e-mail manager program like Thunderbird, Windows Mail, Outlook Express, Eudora, Pegasus Mail, or else, make sure always use the latest version because it would also contain the latest security patches.
    Back up your email on a regular basis. E-mail if you have problems, at least you will not lose important email.
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