How to Check Virus Email Threats ?

One of the downsides of the computer age is having to worry about hackers who are trying to infect your computer with viruses sent via email. While opening a suspicious-looking email may not trigger the virus, the safest course of action is not to open it at all. If it's too late and you've already opened it, don't click on any of the links associated with it or open any of its attachments. There are several online resources where you can check virus email threats

Instructions

Open your Internet connection, and log on to Snopes.com.

On the Snopes.com homepage, click on the "Computers" icon.

Select the "Virus Hoaxes and Realities" link.

A list of Virus Hoaxes and Realities will appear. If you see the one you're wondering about, select it. If it is not listed, type it into the search box at the top of the page.

Snopes will give you the following information: the name of the virus; whether it is real or a hoax, an example of how it might look in your email inbox; what any legitimate emails on the same topic look like; the history of the virus, any additional information; and the date of the information's last update.

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