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Icons for Dangerous Email Message Attachments

David A. Gray, MBA
Chief Wizard, WizardWrx

The table below shows examples of icons that are associated with dangerous types of attachments. If you see any of these icons next to an attachment, you should treat the attachment as harmful, unless you have trustworthy, expert knowledge to the contrary.

WARNING! This list is by no means comprehensive. It lists only the types and icons that most users are likely to encounter.

Remember: You should treat all unexpected attachments that aren't satisfactorily explained by the accompanying message as hostile.

Icon	Program Type
	MS-DOS Application
	MS-DOS Batch File
	Generic Icon for Executable (Program) File
	Visual Basic Script
	Visual Basic Script
	Visual Basic Script
	Visual Basic Script

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Last Updated 21 September 2008