Email is part of daily life and provides a quick way to send and receive important documents and pictures that can be saved on your local computer. This makes digital attachment files vulnerable to use as vehicles for malicious software. Spyware and malware such as Trojan horses, worms and viruses can be embedded in just about any email attachment, including cute pictures of puppies and cats and even PDF files. This malware can corrupt your hard drive, steal your data and expose you to all sorts of online and offline fraud. Writer Bio
