Virus Protection - HP 5230m User Manual

Virus Protection

Viruses have the potential to severely damage and disrupt operations within the College‟s
computer network. As students have the right to personally use their notebooks, and connect
to the internet from home, they should take all steps to protect the College‟s computer network
from virus attacks.
Viruses can enter notebooks through:
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Removable media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks and USB memory sticks
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Emails
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The internet (including web browsing, FTP programs and chat rooms)
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File downloads/network file shares, such as servers and shared folders
Tips for keeping your Notebook virus free
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Protect your notebook from virus attacks by scanning your computer for viruses at least
weekly. McAfee virus definitions updates are managed automatically by the College
network.
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Consider carrying out a virus scan of your notebook after you have accessed the
internet, personal mail or opened a file from a removable media source. You should
carry out the scan before returning to the College and connecting to our network.
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Do not open any files attached to suspicious or unknown emails.
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Exercise caution when downloading files from the internet.
notebook‟s hard disk and run the virus scanner on the file before opening them.
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Delete chain and junk emails. Do not forward or reply to any of these.
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Never reply to spam. Spam email messages can contain viruses that notify a third party
of the legitimacy of an email address and then add the recipients to the spammer‟s
database. They can also consume a large amount of disk space on the server which
slows computer networks.
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Hundreds of viruses are discovered each month. Run your virus scan regularly.
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