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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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