Here are the steps to check suspicious e-mail attachments quickly:
1. Forward that email message with the file attachment intact to scan@virustotal.com (limit is 10 MB)
2. Write SCAN in the Subject field of the forwarded message and delete the full body of the message. Send the e-mail.
3. You should receive a virus report in the next few minutes.
If you have a file on the hard drive, upload that to Virustotal via web browser and wait as this free service analyzes your file using different antivirus services.
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Wow, that's a pretty nifty tip. Hopefully I will never have to use it, but it's nice to know a service like this exists.
ReplyDeleteThx for your appreciation!
ReplyDeleteThis tip can be useful in any emergency (you never know when you receive such e-mails which you need to check)
Thanks a lot for telling this tips
ReplyDeletebecause there are many mails which are infected from viruses.
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