A user receives a virus infected file in his email inbox. There is no antivirus on the system. Would the virus infect the system, if the user deletes the file from the inbox.
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Step 1: Determine exactly what "delete" means in this case — did the user merely delete the message without opening it, or was the attachment previewed, saved to disk, or opened before deletion? Show more…
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