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"Besides keeping my anti-virus software up-to-date,
what other things can I do to protect myself from
viruses?"
Once you have up-to-date anti-virus software running on your computer
(which usually only protects you from KNOWN viruses), there are other
actions you can take that will also further decrease the chances of your
computer being infected by a computer virus. These actions generally fall
into 3 categories:
- Application Security: Improving
the security of computer programs such as Thunderbird, Internet
Explorer, Outlook, and Microsoft Office.
- Operating System Security:
Improving the security of your operating system.
- Safe Computing Behavior:
Changing your own actions in order to avoid infecting your computer or
leaving it vulnerable.
Use the following hyperlinks under each of the 3 categories to help you
further reduce the risk that your computer will be infected by a computer
virus. The links will only pertain to the operating systems
listed in parantheses at the end of the hyperlink:
Application Security
Email programs:
Other programs:
Operating System Security
Safe Computing Behavior
To learn how to sign up to receive alerts via e-mail about any new viruses
that threaten the university, click on the Virus Notification Page.
To return to the main VNP web page, click on the Virus
Notification Program FAQ.
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