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We are in direct contact with our virus engine providers, who have already provided the first patterns for the new threat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">We advise Retarus Email Security customers to activate the inbound attachment blocker and add the suspicious file types accordingly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Additionally, Retarus adjusts the spam rules to quarantine emails that might contain new variations of the virus. This might lead to a higher false positive rate, but it will increase your level of protection. 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