Protecting your computer from viruses

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 computer to malfunction. Some viruses go undetected for a period of time, because they are activated on a certain date.

Protect your computer from a virus by:

■Using your Norton® AntiVirus program to check files and programs that are on diskettes, attached to e-mail messages, or downloaded from the Internet.

■Checking all programs for viruses before installing them.

■Disabling macros on suspicious Microsoft Word and Excel files. These programs will warn you if a document that you are opening contains a macro that might have a virus.

■Periodically updating your Norton AntiVirus program to protect against the latest viruses.

Help and

For more information on protecting your computer from

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viruses, click Start, then select Help and Support or Help.

 

 

To scan for viruses:

1Click Start, then select All Programs, Norton AntiVirus, then Norton AntiVirus 2002. Norton AntiVirus opens.

2Click Scan for Viruses.

3Select the type of scan you want to make in the Scan area, then under Actions, click Scan.

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