多数用户都会比较小心电子邮件附件——即便邮件看起来好像来自亲友或者同事。但是现在你还必须注意通过即时消息软件传送的文件和链接,因为它们也可能导致病毒感染。“在电子邮件杀毒方面我们已经做得非常好,因此即时消息软件正在成为新的攻击平台,”位于San Diego 的Akonix 公司的首席技术官Francis Costello 说,该公司致力于改善即时消息软件和P2P 软件的安全水平。Costello 说,去年全年,Akonix Most users will be more careful about email attachments - even if the emails seem to come from relatives or colleagues. But now you also have to pay attention to the files and links that are being sent through instant messaging software as they can also cause a virus infection. “We have done a very good job with email antivirus, so instant messenger software is emerging as a new attack platform,” said Francis Costello, chief technology officer at Akonix Inc. in San Diego, which is dedicated to improving instant messaging and P2P software The level of safety. Costello said last year, Akonix