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Virus Infection Protection
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Virus Infection Protection Computer viruses are referred to a kind of maligned programs intentionally engineered. When your computer is infected, several damages would be generated; data in the hard disk may be destructed; your computer may be provided external operation by unauthorized users; you may inadvertently attach infected files to your e-mails resulting in spreading the viruses, for example. The following infection route would be currently considered: • Data attached to e-mail • Files downloaded from the Internet • Files stored on media such as diskettes or CD-ROMs The data or files from the outside may have computer viruses, however, your computer cannot be infected just by downloading the data or files to the hard disk. Opening the infected files or running the programming files can result in activating the virus programs and then, your computer will be infected. When you receive odd data or files, do not open them until you have confirmed they are legitimate. To avert virus infection, the following measures are encouraged: • Install the latest virus protection software into your computer. • Apply the latest virus definition file for prevention of new virus attack. • Back up your important data regularly. • Do not insert diskettes or CD-ROMs originated from unknown place into your computer. • Disable macros when handling files that may contain a virus. You can download software that disables macros from the URL of Microsoft Corporation below as a countermeasure against increased files (word or excel) containing any macro virus. http://www.microsoft.com/security/ A-3 Appendixes