Computer Virus Protection
Computer viruses can do some serious damage to your computer and the information stored on it. These self-replicating programs can delete files and hijack your computer, putting it to work for their own purposes. Preventing viruses and other malicious code from gaining access to your computer is the first and most important step to keeping your computer healthy.
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- To be most effective, antivirus software needs to be updated continually to protect against new viruses or newly discovered vulnerabilities. This can often be done for free online at the software company's home page, or automatically by the software itself.
- For more information on how to safeguard your computer from harmful viruses and spyware, download findingDulcinea’s Computer Virus Protection PDF.
Top Sites for Virus Protection
For virus protection tips ...
London South Bank University
's IT department has created this interactive video tutorial to bring you the basics of viruses and a short quiz to test what you've learned. After the first third of the presentation it gets into University specifics, so feel free to stop then.
For antivirus software ...
Symantec
's Viruses and Risks page conveniently organizes its explanations into "How to Protect" and "How They Attack" sections to help you better understand viruses. This page also gives you current threat levels for different kinds of Internet activities.
McAfee
's "Threat Center" link has a rather dramatic name, but very up-to-date technical information regarding current global computer threats. Head over to the "Home and Home Office" security advice page to get the rundown on viruses and other Internet security issues. Products similar to Symantec's can be found here as well.
Who knew?
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
has a gripping account of how one virus writer, the "Zombie King," hijacked countless computers, and what lead to his eventual downfall.
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