Beware of Files With Double Extension

Files with double extensions are always a virus. It's because the virus tries to fool you into thinking that the files have only one extension. For example, if you found a file named image.jpg.exe, notice the last extension as .exe. This file tries to trick you into thinking that it's an image file and if you click it, you will execute the virus and your computer will be infected.

In order to prevent this from happening, you can always show file extension from Folder Options in Windows. By disabling the option, you can avoid from clicking virus files.

Trojan Horses and Viruses can also trick you by changing its file icons and make it look like file folders instead of executeable programs. By making you to think it's a folder, there is a chance that you will click it.

Next time when clicking a file, make sure you know its file extension.

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Karl
http://www.deletespyware-adware.com/blog