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4-3
1200 S
ERIES
Anti-Virus
Software
Compaq provides anti-virus
scanning and free software
updates for one year through
the Internet.
Using Anti-Virus Software
A virus is a pro
ram that attaches
itself to a file on
our Notebook
and then spreads from one file to
another. Viruses can dama
e
data, cause computers to
malfunction, and displa
anno
in
or offensive messa
es.
Some viruses ma
o unnoticed
for lon
periods of time because
the
are activated on a certain
date or time. Protect
our
Notebook from a virus b
:
• Usin
an anti-virus scannin
pro
ram to scan for viruses
on
our drives or diskettes. This scannin
pro
ram is
located in the Start menu. If
ou need help usin
the
pro
ram, select Help in the menu bar.
• Backin
up
our files periodicall
to diskettes, a separate
hard drive, or a hi
h-capacit
stora
e drive.
• Write-protectin
diskettes. A virus cannot infect a
write-protected diskette.
• Obtainin
all software from reputable sources and
checkin
the software for viruses before installin
it.
• Usin
our anti-virus pro
ram to check files and pro
rams
that are on diskettes, attached to e-mail messa
es, or
downloaded from the Internet.
• Disablin
macros on suspicious Microsoft Word and
Excel files. These pro
rams warn
ou if a document that
ou are openin
contains a macro that mi
ht have a virus.
• Updatin
our anti-virus pro
ram periodicall
to keep up
with new viruses.
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