Computer viruses are easily spread from system to system, and since you will be sharing information with other users, it likely your system will become infected at some point in time. Here are some tips to protect your computer from a virus:1. Take a proactive approach. It is much easier to prevent contracting a virus than it is to remove it. Use anti-virus software on your computer.Most anti-virus software, such as McAfee Virus Scan, provides both virus detection and removal.
2. Scan for viruses. Viruses can cause your computer to be slow or not work at all. You should always have a good virus scanner installed and keep it up to date. Some well known virus scanners are Norton, McAfee, and AVG.
3. McAfee's VirusScan is avaliable to all faculty, staff and students ofthe University of Florida (through a site-license agreement). The softwareis distributed on the UF Software CD or can be downloaded from McAfee a web-based software catalog. Anti-virus software must be updated periodically to detect new viruses. Updates are also available atthe Soda Shoppe.
4. Another preventative practice is to avoid indiscriminately downloading software from unknown sites. Stick to known vendor or other known websites for software downloads.
5. Never start your computer with a diskette in the floppy drive. Most Bootsector viruses will infect your computer's hard drive in this way. If youneed to start your computer using a floppy diskette, first scan thediskette for viruses.
3. McAfee's VirusScan is avaliable to all faculty, staff and students ofthe University of Florida (through a site-license agreement). The softwareis distributed on the UF Software CD or can be downloaded from McAfee a web-based software catalog. Anti-virus software must be updated periodically to detect new viruses. Updates are also available atthe Soda Shoppe.
4. Another preventative practice is to avoid indiscriminately downloading software from unknown sites. Stick to known vendor or other known websites for software downloads.
5. Never start your computer with a diskette in the floppy drive. Most Bootsector viruses will infect your computer's hard drive in this way. If youneed to start your computer using a floppy diskette, first scan thediskette for viruses.
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