Helitaanka lifaaqyada iimaylka waa wax caadi ah maalmahan, waana, sidaas darteed, lama huraan ah inaad barato inaad si taxadar leh u maareyso, maadaama inta badan loo isticmaalo sida vector si loo gaarsiiyo lacag-bixinta malware-ka kombiyutarkaaga. Aynu eegno qaar ka mid ah taxaddarrada aad u baahan tahay inaad samayso marka aad furayso lifaaqyada iimaylka.

Kiisaska caadiga ah ee boostada aan la codsan ee ay ku lifaaqan yihiin fayl xaasidnimo ah ayaa badanaa ah noocaan:

1. Waxaad ku guulaysatay abaal-marin ama bakhtiyaanasiib, waxaadna u baahan tahay inaad faahfaahinta ku buuxiso foomka ku lifaaqan
2. Dalabkaagii ganacsi waa la joojiyay ama in aad heshay dalab cusub
3. Iimayllada ka hadlaya qaan-sheegyada qaarkood
4. Ka shaqee guriga oo lacag ka hel
5. Barnaamijyada xanuunka dhimista ama miisaanka dhimista
6. Warqad ka socota Bank , PayPal , iwm., oo ku weydiinaya inaad soo gudbiso faahfaahinta sida ku xusan lifaaqa haddii kale akoontiga waa la xannibi doonaa, iwm.

Haddii aad isticmaalayso software ka-hortagga wanaagsan^{(good antivirus software)} ama Internet Security Suite , fursadaha ayaa ah in faylka malware-ka si toos ah loo karantiilay isla marka lagu soo dejiyo kombiyuutarkaaga. Haddii aad isticmaalayso iimaylka macmiilka sida Outlook , weli wuu kuu fiican yahay.

Maalmahan inta badan bixiyeyaasha adeegga iimaylka ee sida caadiga ah loo isticmaalo^{(commonly used email service providers)} sida Outlook ama Gmail waxay leeyihiin filtarro wanaagsan oo meel ku raraya iimaylka noocaas ah - gaar ahaan kuwa haysta .exe ama faylal la isku dhejiyay oo leh faylalka exe - si toos ah galka Junk .

Laakiin si kastaba ha ahaatee, waxaad u baahan tahay inaad feejignaato mar kasta!

Taxaddar la qaado marka la furayo lifaaqyada iimaylka

Ugu horrayn, waligaa ha gujin lifaaqa iimaylka ee aanad filaynin.

Marka xigta, hubi aqoonsiga iimaylka ee soo diraha. Ma qof aad taqaan baa ka yimid?

Laakin xitaa haddii aqoonsiga iimaylka uu u eg yahay mid la yaqaan, iimaylka ku xad-gudbida iyo jabsiga kale ayaa aad u fududeynaya in la diro iimaylka iyadoo la adeegsanayo aqoonsiga boostada ee qof kale.

Haddii adeeggaaga ama software-ku uu bixiyo, deji dookhaaga iimaylka si aanay lifaaqyadu u soo degin ama si toos ah u furin. Tani inta badan waa goobta ugu talagalka ah - laakiin waligeed ma dhaawacayso si loo hubiyo. Hubi inaad si sax ah u habayso Maareeyaha Lifaaqa ee Windows.

Ku dul rog tusaha jiirkaaga^(Hover) lifaaqa. Ma faylka .exe? Xaaladdaas, si fudud ha u soo dejisan. Ma faylka Office .doc? Markaa marlabaad haku dhufan maadaama uu noqon karo fayraska Macro . Hadda, ka waran haddii ay leedahay kordhinta fayl kale? Xitaa haddii ay tani tahay kiiska waxaad u baahan tahay inaad qaadato taxadar kugu filan maadaama qorayaasha malware ay si fudud u qarin karaan fayraska ama trojan ama faylka ransomware iyagoo isticmaalaya fayl kasta.

Haddii dhammaan aanad xakamayn karin xiisahaaga oo aad rabto inaad hubiso lifaaqa iimaylka, ha dooran ikhtiyaarka furan ee dooro ikhtiyaarka soo dejinta^(Download) . Marka faylka lagu soo dejiyo kombuyutarkaaga, ku dhufo midigta oo ku sawir software ka-hortaggaaga.

Haddii aad rabto in aad nabad noqoto, soo rar oo ku sawir mid ka mid ah iskaankayaasha kahortaga internetka ee bilaashka ah^{(free online antivirus scanners)} .

Akhri^(Read) : Sida loo sawiro lifaaqyada iimaylka onlaynka ah ee fayraska^{(How to scan email attachments online for virus)} .

Xasuusnoow^(Remember) , haddii faylka lifaaqa ah ee aad soo dejisay uu noqdo mid xaasidnimo ah, wuxuu waxyeelayn karaa faylashaada oo uu xitaa tirtiri karaa xogtaada ama quful haddii ay tahay fayl madax furasho ah. Markaa waxaad runtii u baahan tahay inaad hubiso in faylka aad soo dejisay ka hor intaadan furin.

Xeerkayga? Haddii aan shaki ku jiro, ma sameeyo. Muddada^{(My rule? If in doubt, I don’t. Period.)}

Ma haysaa fikrado kale? La wadaag taxadarka aad sameyso.

Precautions to take when opening email attachments

Getting email аttаchments is a common thing these days, and it is, therefore, imperative that you learn tо handle them with care, as they are oftеn used as a vector to dеliver a malware payload to your computer. Let us take a look at some of the precautions you need to take when opening email attachments.

The classic cases of unsolicited mail with malicious file attachments are usually of this nature:

1. You won a reward or a lottery, and you need to fill in the details in the attached form
2. Your business order has been canceled or that you got a new order
3. Emails that talk of some Invoices
4. Work from home and earn money
5. Pain relief or weight-loss programs
6. Letter from a Bank, PayPal, etc., asking you to submit details as per the attachment or else the account will get blocked, etc.

If you are using a good antivirus software or an Internet Security Suite, the chances are that the malware file will be automatically quarantined as soon as it is downloaded to your computer. If you are using an email client like Outlook, still better for you.

These days most of the commonly used email service providers like Outlook or Gmail have good filters in place that move such email – especially those who have .exe or compressed folders with exe files – automatically to the Junk folder.

But nevertheless, you need to be alert at all times!

Precautions to take when opening email attachments

First and foremost, never click on an email attachment that you were not expecting.

Next, check the email ID of the sender. Is it from someone you know?

But even if the email ID looks familiar, email spoofing and other hacks make it very easy to send email using someone else’s mail ID.

If your service or software provides, set your email preferences so that attachments don’t download or open automatically. This usually is the default setting – but never hurts to be sure. Make sure that you configure the Attachment Manager in Windows correctly.

Hover your mouse pointer over the attachment. Is it a .exe file? In that case, simply do not download it. Is it an Office .doc file? Then again do not click on it as it could be a Macro virus. Now, what if it has some other file extension? Even if this is the case you need to take sufficient precautions as malware writers can easily disguise a virus or a trojan or a ransomware file using any file extension.

If at all you cannot control your curiosity and you want to check out the email attachment, do not select the Open option but instead select the Download option. Once the file has been downloaded to your computer, right-click on it and scan with your antivirus software.

If you wish to be safe, upload it and get it scanned with any of these free online antivirus scanners.

Read: How to scan email attachments online for virus.

Remember, if the attachment file you download turns out to be malicious, it could infect your files and even wipe out your data or lock it, if it is a ransomware file. So you really need to be sure that the file you downloaded before you open it.

My rule? If in doubt, I don’t. Period.

Have any more ideas? Do share the precautions you take.

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