Please take a few moments to browse through the links on the far left menu. Then, click on the Feedback link to let us know what you think. Your feedback is a valuable resource to the continuing efforts of the Network Services Web Committee. Also, don't forget to view details about the department's participation in the WebDev 2000 conference . Computer viruses can range from simply annoying to seriously destructive.
Some versions have identifiable symptoms and others try to remain invisible.
Recently, the Network Services department staff was alerted to a few cases of a computer virus on campus. The staff have taken many precautions to rid the affected machines of the reported virus, and they have also implemented a continuous surveillance plan to monitor the network and lab machines for reinfection. Unfortunatly, the staff are not able to regularly monitor all office machines on campus. Among the best practices, the most notable advises users to avoid opening email attachments with suspicious titles or from people they don't know. Many viruses are transmitted this way to the unsuspecting user's machine.