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In other news....
Problem: Virus-infected e-mail attachments ending with the extension ??.rar?? are slipping past antivirus scanners, causing computer users to assume the files are safe to open.
Solution: Do not open e-mail attachments ending with a ??.rar?? extension and do not open any e-mail attachments you are not expecting to receive, even if they were sent from a friend or loved one. Use trusted antivirus software and make sure it has been updated with the latest antivirus definitions.
February 2, 2005
Computer viruses have found a new method of infection: hiding inside ??.rar?? files attached to e-mails. A .rar is a type of digital container often used to compress and transmit large music and video files. Because .rar files have seldom been used in the past as carriers of viruses, many popular antivirus programs are not programmed to automatically search and block infected .rar e-mail attachments.
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-- Rand
Payment Industry - Communications - Quality Assurance
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