Mal-ware Control |
Difficulty | You Should... | More Info... |
Medium | acquire and learn to configure an anti-virus program (e.g. Norton Anti-Virus or McAfee VirusScan) as well as a dedicated anti-trojan program (e.g, The Cleaner or Tauscan) | Anti-Virus Programs Anti-Trojan Programs |
Medium | use your anti-virus and anti-trojan programs frequently and regularly to scan your hard drive and removeable media | Anti-Virus Info Anti-Trojan Info |
Medium | if you're permanently connected to a network or frequently share files with others, configure your anti-virus and anti-trojan programs to run in the background and scan files "on access" | Anti-Virus Info Anti-Trojan Info |
Easy | never open unexpected, unknown email attachments, even those from trusted sources; save all attachments to disk and scan for viruses & trojans first | Anti-Virus Programs Anti-Virus Info |
Easy | download software only from trusted sources; virus-scan all downloaded software | |
Easy | scan all removeable media (floppies, ZIPs, etc.) from other people for viruses | Anti-Virus Programs Anti-Virus Info |
Easy | turn on "Macro Virus Protection" in Office 97; set "Macro Virus Protection" to "High" in Office 2000; select "Prompt to save Normal template" in Word | Anti-Virus Info |
Medium | update your anti-virus and anti-trojan programs frequently and regularly (both the "engine" and virus definition files) | Anti-Virus Updates |
Medium | turn off, uninstall, or custom configure Microsoft's Windows Script (Host) |
Windows Script Tools Windows Script Info |
Medium | create an anti-virus emergency boot disk, keep it current, and store it in a safe place | Anti-Virus Info |
Easy | don't install advertiser sponsored "freeware" ("adware"/"spyware") (esp. download "assistants" ); scan for and remove installed "spyware" | Spyware/Adware Info Spyware/Adware Tools |
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