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MalekTips - Email Attachment File Extensions 101
Heard of the "I Love You" virus? Many computer users have, and its name brings shivers down the spines of
many computer individuals. If you haven’t, then you may instead know a friend who received an email with
the subject "resume", getting an additional something they weren’t expecting.
As you probably know, you can attach files to email messages. This allows you to write an email message and
combine it with a picture of your house, perhaps your favorite song, or maybe even a full-blown application.
Doing so allows the receiver to open up the attachment, if they so desire, and view (or listen to) your attached file.
This, in theory, is very useful, and proves the collaborative power of the Internet. When used for
good, that is…
Unfortunately, some computer users have found ways to make attachments do very bad things. People
have received attachments, that, when opened, have:
* Caused their computer to slow to a crawl
* Sent their online service passwords over the Internet
* Sent dozens, perhaps hundreds of emails to everyone with whom they normally correspond
* Corrupted Windows, or destroyed countless files on their hard drive
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