Attachments

Most companies will never send you an internet link to update your account information. Typically the only way to be assured that you are visiting a legitimate website is for you to manually type the web address into your web browser, or to search for the company’s name on an internet search engine like Google. Avoid email links that ask for personal data. Remember, Microsoft never sends Windows updates or security patches to anyone via email.

Technology Solutions by Design strongly urges you not to open any file attached to an email unless you are 100% positive that the attachment is safe.

As an extra measure of precaution, before opening any attachments, it is advisable to perform a virus scan on them. This will ensure that the attachments are not accidentally infected. And always make sure your virus definitions are up to date.

Back up all of the important files on your computer. There's nothing quite like the peace of mind that comes from knowing that copies of your irreplaceable data are safe from viruses and other threats.