Computing A large portion of our workday is spent on the phone with frantic users. We ve heard the frustrations of people who've lost an important paper in a computer crash. We ve seen people brought to tears over corrupt files, bad disks, and computers wrecked by a rampaging virus. What's really sad about these situations is that, like most accidents and mishaps, they could have been prevented. Download and install anti-virus software .
Viruses are a constant threat, and they're nothing to take lightly.
Even a poorly-written virus can perform efficiently enough to erase your entire hard drive. Check out the IT Virus Information page for more information . One huge misconception is once you've installed and are running anti-virus software, you're fully protected. Anti-virus software detects viruses by comparing your files to a database of known viruses. Don't use Microsoft Outlook Express .