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Virus Friendly Extensions

The following is a list of some of the more popular file extensions that a computer virus can be hidden in. If you receive an email with one of the following type of file extensions attached to it and you are not completely sure what it is then you should at the very least not open it and try to find out who sent this to you first. If you ever receive an attachment of any type that you are not expecting and you do not know the person sending it to you, then our best advice is to delete it from your email screen.

The following is a list of file extensions that a computer virus can hide in. This s not a definitive list, there may be others to watch for too.

.386
.ADT
.BAT
.BIN
.CBT
.CLA
.CMD
.COM
.CPL
.DLL
.DOC
.DOT
.DRV
.EXE
.MDB
.OCX
.OV
.OVL
.PPT
.SCR
.SHS
.SYS
.VBS
.VXD
.XL
.XLS

It is possible, and it's important for you to know, that a virus can be hidden in any Microsoft Word, Excel, or Power Point document.

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