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Tools of the Trade
Understanding & Combatting Viruses
"Anti-virus software is widely deployed by most organizations," says Farnam Jahanian, professor of computer science and engineering at the university. "What surprised us is in our study even viruses that had been out for a year weren't being detected by traditional anti-virus software."
Source: IT Business News, Aug. 11, 2008
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- Do not click on any attachments - verify first unless you are absolutely sure they are safe.
- Use anti-virus software and update the software regularly
- Understand how virus trick people, in order to avoid being tricked yourself
- Check for operating system updates and install patches regularly
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