Compaq Presario V2000 Hardware-Software Guide - Page 113

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Security Antivirus Software When you use the notebook for e-mail, network, or Internet access, you expose the notebook to computer viruses. Computer viruses can disable your operating system, applications, or utilities or cause them to function abnormally. Antivirus software can detect most viruses, destroy them, and in most cases, repair damage they have caused. To protect your notebook against viruses, it is recommended that you use antivirus software. To provide protection against newly discovered viruses, the antivirus software must be updated. Norton AntiVirus is preinstalled on the notebook. For more information about using and updating the Norton AntiVirus software: » Select Start > All Programs > Norton AntiVirus >Help and Support. For more information about computer viruses: 1. Select Start > Help and Support. 2. Type viruses into the Search field. 3. Press enter. 6-12 Hardware and Software Guide

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Hardware and Software Guide
Security
Antivirus Software
When you use the notebook for e-mail, network, or Internet
access, you expose the notebook to computer viruses. Computer
viruses can disable your operating system, applications, or
utilities or cause them to function abnormally. Antivirus software
can detect most viruses, destroy them, and in most cases, repair
damage they have caused.
To protect your notebook against viruses, it is recommended that
you use antivirus software. To provide protection against newly
discovered viruses, the antivirus software must be updated.
Norton AntiVirus is preinstalled on the notebook. For more
information about using and updating the Norton AntiVirus
software:
»
Select
Start > All Programs > Norton AntiVirus >Help
and Support
.
For more information about computer viruses:
1. Select
Start > Help and Support
.
2. Type
viruses
into the
Search
field.
3. Press
enter
.