Protecting Your Notebook From Viruses - Gateway MX6211b User Manual

CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook

Protecting your notebook from viruses

Help and Support
For more information about protecting
your notebook against viruses, click
Start, then click Help and Support. Type
the keyword viruses in the Search box,
then click the arrow.
Tips & Tricks
For more information about modifying
security settings, see "Modifying security
settings" on page
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When you set up a user account, you can also limit the programs that a user
can install or run.
A virus is a program that attaches itself to a file on a computer, then spreads
from one computer to another. Viruses can damage data or cause your
notebook to malfunction. Some viruses go undetected for a period of time
because they are activated on a certain date.
Protect your notebook from a virus by:
Registering your copy of McAfee SecurityCenter and subscribing to the
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virus definition update service. You may have received a free limited time
subscription to one of these services when you purchased your notebook.
Using the McAfee VirusScan program to check files and programs that are
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attached to e-mail messages or downloaded from the Internet.
Checking all programs for viruses before installing them.
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Disabling macros on suspicious Microsoft Word and Excel files. These
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programs will warn you if a document that you are opening contains a
macro that might have a virus.
Periodically updating the McAfee VirusScan program to protect against
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the latest viruses.
Making sure the Windows Security Center is configured to provide you
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with the highest level of protection.
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