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from: W.S. BLEVINS
date: 2015-09-12 12:41:00
subject: Re: Email malware attachm

On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 16:11:21 +0000, Ralf S. Hellersen wrote:

>> What would happen on a linux system if you got an email with a
>> javascript attachment?  Say, a script that was designed with linux in
>> mind?
> I heared it will not affect the system unless you are runnig it as root.
> 
> Regards Ralf

That is correct. And you never need nor should log on as root.
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