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What precautions can I take to reduce the risk of Viruses?
You can easily follow some basic precautionary measures, below
is a list of Tips from McAfee's web site.
Virus Detection and Prevention Tips...
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Do not open any files
attached to an email from an unknown, suspicious or untrustworthy
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Do not open any files
attached to an email unless you know what it is, even if it
appears to come from a dear friend or someone you know. Some
viruses can replicate themselves and spread through email. Better
be safe than sorry and confirm that they really sent it. |
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Do not open any files
attached to an email if the subject line is questionable or
unexpected. If the need to do so is there always save the file
to your hard drive before doing so. |
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Delete chain emails
and junk email. Do not forward or reply to any to them. These
types of email are considered spam, which is unsolicited, intrusive
mail that clogs up the network. |
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Do not download any
files from strangers. |
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Exercise caution when
downloading files from the Internet. Ensure that the source
is a legitimate and reputable one. Verify that an anti-virus
program checks the files on the download site. If you're uncertain,
don't download the file at all or download the file to a floppy
and test it with your own anti-virus software. |
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Update your anti-virus
software regularly. Over 500 viruses are discovered each month,
so you'll want to be protected. These updates should be at the
least the products virus signature files. You may also need
to update the product's scanning engine as well. |
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Back up your files on
a regular basis. If a virus destroys your files, at least you
can replace them with your back-up copy. You should store your
backup copy in a separate location from your work files, one
that is preferably not on your computer. |
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When in doubt, always
err on the side of caution and do not open, download, or execute
any files or email attachments. Not executing is the more important
of these caveats. Check with your product vendors for updates
which include those for your operating system web browser, and
email. One example is the security site section of Microsoft
located at www.microsoft.com/security.
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The list above was taken from McAfee's web site here...
dispatch.mcafee.com/virus_tips.asp?cid=1593
There are also the other prevention tips we I can
add in addition...
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Use Antivirus software,
keep it up to date with pattern files and software updates. |
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Use a firewall. Keep
it up to date. |
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Apply all the operating
system security patches when they become available. |
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