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If you think you have a virus...
| Stop what you are doing immediately! | |
| Do NOT shut off the system. | |
| Do not save your work. | |
| Write down any information on the screen. | |
| Write down where the virus might have come from and when. | |
| Make a note of what you were doing just before your virus hit. | |
| Alert others in you office of a potential virus. | |
| Alert anyone you might have emailed the virus to. | |
| Call 975-6995 for additional
instructions.
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Good practices to help prevent virus attacks...
| Use a reliable anti-virus program. | |
| Check to see that your definition subscription has not expired. | |
| Update your antivirus files often - perhaps two times a week. | |
| Turn off preview panes in email programs. | |
| Use a firewall to prevent people from breaking into your computer. | |
| Download and install anti-spyware software. | |
| Do not accept any disks from people you don't know. | |
| Do not down load files from sites you are unfamiliar with. | |
| Scan any disks or files you do down load before using them. | |
| Do not open any attachments from people you do not know. | |
| Do not open attachments from chain mail. | |
| Do not forward chain mail. | |
| Scan any floppy disks or other data
disks for viruses before restoring from a backup. |
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