Antivirus

Common sources of virus are e-mail attachments, free content you download from a Web site or a diskette someone shares with you. Because of this it is a good idea to install anti-virus software on your machine.

Anti-virus software detect viruses and cleans your machine so that the viruses can not spread. It is very important to ensure that always use up-to-date anti-virus software that is capable of scanning files and e-mail messages for viruses, in order to prevent your files from being corrupted or lost. Most anti-virus programs include an auto-update feature that enables the program to download new virus definitions so that it can check for the new viruses as soon as they are discovered.

Register new anti-virus software immediately, and choose to be notified automatically of product updates if the software vendor offers that option.