VirusTotal scans email attachments via... email
All you have to do is hit the forward button, and send your message to scan@virustotal.com. Change the subject line to SCAN and delete anything in the body of the message you don't feel like sharing. Note that there's a 10MB file size limit, and if you forward a message with multiple attachments, VirusTotal will only check one.
VirusTotal will scan your file using a variety of anti-virus tools including AVG, ClamAV, Kaspersky, and McAfee. When it's done, VirusTotal should send you an email letting you know the status of your file. But it may take a while to get that response if the server is busy.
You can also upload files directly to VirusTotal's main page for a quicker scan. But that only works if you've already got the potentially infected file on your computer.
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Jack Pinoski said 7:07AM on 3-14-2008
Is it possible maybe to forward so you don't have to download the attachment in the first place?
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Christofer said 12:36PM on 3-14-2008
If you use Gmail as in the screenshot about, you should be somewhat safe anyway. All attachments are scanned for viruses before you can download them. You can often briefly see the "scanning for viruses" message when you open a message with a large file attached.
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