E-mail worms may cause the spread of Internet spam and threaten the security of Internet.

电子邮件蠕虫是引起因特网中垃圾邮件泛滥的原因之一，严重威胁着因特网。

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When the World Wide Web became widely available that same decade, viruses, worms and malware became problems in e-mail accounts, frustrating users who clicked on messages thought to be legitimate.

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Security analysts say they've already seen all of the major online threats -- Trojan horses, viruses, worms -- spreading on smartphones, often through e-mail attachments sent to the phones.

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