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	Malicious Mobile Code: Virus Protection for Windows By Roger A. Grimes Slots : 1
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	Chapter 12.  Email Attacks

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12.7 Risk Assessment -- High

In the world of malicious mobile code, no single category of rogue programming presents more of a threat than email exploits. A single malicious email can infect every PC in your company in seconds, and infect hundreds of thousands of computers around the world in hours. Emailed rogue programs can and have done serious and widespread damage to corporate networks and personal PCs. Email viruses have been able to bring down paging systems, cellular phone networks, and stop newspaper presses. All readers should do everything they can to prevent malicious mobile code from entering email systems.

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