11-22-2007, 10:46 AM
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  Re: ~ A Tip A Day ~
22 November 2007:
Protect Your Computer from Viruses To prevent infection from digital viruses, create some good habits by following all of these tips:
• Install trusted, respected antivirus software and keep it updated constantly.
• Do not open e-mail attachments that have a file extension of .exe, .scr, .vbs, or double file extensions like .txt.vbs.
• Be wary of opening any e-mail attachments or instant-message attachments sent from people you don’t know — even if those attachments do not have a dangerous file extension.
• Do not open spam e-mail (selling products, offering free videos, pictures, or songs, and so on).
• Perform a virus scan on files before downloading or opening them.
• Perform a virus scan on e-mail attachments you think are safe to open.
• Do not install pirated software, because often it contains viruses.
• Do not download pirated music files or videos, because they too contain viruses.
• Do not click links sent to you in an instant message. Antivirus Software Here are some popular and trusted antivirus programs (in no particular order):
• Norton AntiVirus (http://www.symantec.com)
• McAfee Virus Scan (http://www.mcafee.com)
• eTrust EZ Antivirus (http://www.ca.com)
• PC-cillin (http://www.trendmicro.com)
• AVG Anti-Virus (http://www.grisoft.com) |