Risky Email Attachments
While most email attachments are innocuous, you should
always be wary of any unsolicited or unexpected attachments from someone you do
not know. This is especially the case if the types of files are
executable (.exe), batch (.bat), data (.dat), or command (.cmd) types that
could be harmful to your computer.
These types of files can be used by legitimate companies to
install software, but they can also be used by malicious parties to install
malware or collect data about your computer. As a general rule, you
should never open these kinds of attachments.
Many email providers automatically block these kinds of
attachments as spam. If you are sending these kinds of files from your
EarthLink email, EarthLink cannot guarantee they will be delivered as we cannot
control third parties blocking them as spam. If your job requires you to
share these kinds of files, it is recommended you use a secure file transfer
solution to share them rather than sending them by email.
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