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Anti-Virus Hints & Tips

1. Install: Install an anti-virus product on your computer. This is an essential step in protecting your computer. A computer without anti-virus protection when connected to the internet has an extremely high risk of being infected with malware.
2. Update: Update your anti-virus product regularly.
3. Schedule: If your anti-virus product has a live-update feature that can be scheduled to run regularly, use it.
4. Be Careful: Be careful with e-mail attachments. Even attachments sent by a friend can contain a hostile program like a virus, worm, or trojan. If you weren’t expecting the attachment or it doesn’t look right, don’t open it.
5. Research: If you aren’t sure about an e-mail, check one of the research centers listed below to see whether the e-mail matches one of the descriptions for a hostile program.
6. Repair: If you are unlucky and do get a virus, worm, or trojan; some of these research centers offer programs to remove the offending program. Symantec frequently offers free removal utilities. 
   You may also want to try Malwarebyte’s Anti-Malware
   software to remove malicious programs.

Anti-Virus Product Vendors

• Avast! (Home
  edition is free)
• AVG (Free version)
• AVG
• Avira
• BitDefender
• Computer Associates
• Eset – Nod 32 (Good for older systems that are low on RAM)
• Kaspersky
• Malwarebyte’s Anti-Malware
• McAfee
• Panda
• Shield
  Deluxe
• Sophos
• Symantec Norton Anti-Virus
• Trend Micro
• Windows Live One Care
• Zone Alarm

Anti-Virus Research Centers

• Computer Associates Inc.
• F-Secure
• McAfee Anti-Virus Library
• Symantec Security Response