System integrity
It’s important to protect your system against electrical problems and physical hazards such as heat, moisture, and dust. It’s also important to protect it against less obvious hazards such as viruses and hardware overloads.
Protecting your computer from viruses
A virus is a program that attaches itself to a program or data file on a computer, then spreads from one computer to another. Viruses can damage data, cause computers to malfunction, and can display annoying or offensive messages. Some viruses can go unnoticed for long periods of time because they are activated by a certain date or time. Protect your computer from viruses by:
■Using the Norton® AntiVirus to check files and programs that are on diskettes, attached to
■Updating Norton AntiVirus periodically to keep up with new viruses.
■Obtaining all software from reputable sources and checking the software for viruses before installing it.
■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.
To remove a virus:
1Find and remove the virus immediately using Norton AntiVirus.
2Turn off your computer and leave it off for at least 30 seconds.
3Turn on the computer and rescan for the virus.
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