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16:40 9th September 2011
Internet users who think they could be threatened by phishing scams should ask their friends before opening emails which could be unreliable, according to a Trend Micro manager.
"If there's an unexpected email promising you something from somebody you don't know, treat it with absolute suspicion," according to Mr Ferguson who works at director of security, research and communications for the aforementioned company.
When someone receives an email from a friend they should call that person and check if they meant to send it.
In the second quarter of 2011, 12 million unique samples of malware have been detected, according to The McAfee Threats Report.
The common way used by the phishing scammers is sending emails or messages in social networks making it seem as if they were sent by friends, Rick Ferguson warned.
This year has been the busiest year in malware history.
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