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Originally posted by goBigtime
They probably wont stop.
Odds are it's not someone tagetting you specifically.
They are viruses that work off peoples address books and try to replicate themselves. THey try to use a little AI based on senders name, message bodies, subjects etc to make them more personalized.
Just be smart enough not to open them & you'll be fine.
Or use a filter to kill anything with the offending extentions... .pif, .scr, .ico, .exe, .com etc..
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What purpose would blocking .ico do? Icon files are not executable. With filter setting in mind, block:
.pif
.scr
.exe
.com
.bat
.vbs
.js
.doc * I do not recommend blocking this, but if you do not expect any documents to be sent to you, then do so. Accepting .doc from anyone can pose a threat as any file listed above can be inserted into it and ran when clicked upon.
I'm sure there are some I am leaving out though. The best filter is just to be knowledgeable of what you have been sent and then eradicate it to your discretion.