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As administrators seek to block dangerous email attachments through the recognition of well- known (69) , virus writers use other extensions to circumvent such protection. Executable (.exe) files are renamed to . bat and . cnd plus a whole list of other extensions and will still run and successfully infect target users. Frequently, hackers try to penetrate networks by sending an attachment that looks like a flash movie, which, while displaying some cute animation, simultaneously runs commands in the background to steal your passwords and give the (70) access to your network.
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