Email Security
How to protect your email account from spam
About 60% of the total e-mail traffic in the Internet is SPAM (unsolicited email). Also there are many viruses distributed via email which are very dangerous for both your email and for your computer. That is why it is very important to protect your email. Below you will find tips which will help you ensure your email security.
- Do not open emails from unknown senders. These emails are usually sent with interesting subjects like: "I love you", "You have won the lottery", etc.
- Do not open emails that contain executable files (.exe files) even if they are sent by known addresses, unless you are sure the files are clear. These files usually contain viruses and may infect your email and computer.
- If you use your email address to subscribe to free newsletters, lotteries or other similar activities, this usually results in an increased number of spam messages in your inbox.
- Using an email client for your webmail account will lower the risk of getting infected or spam messages for email clients have inbuilt protection
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