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Computer Viruses: Software
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You should install the latest versions of anti-virus software on your desktop computer to protect it from viruses. McAfee's VirusScan is recommended for the Windows environment and Virex for the Macintosh. Both of these products are included in the UW Internet Connectivity Kit (UWICK), a cd-rom available at the University Book Store and its campus branches.
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MEDINA, Ohio, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Central Command, a leading provider of PC anti-virus software and computer security services today released its monthly listing of the top twelve viruses reported for December, 2003. The report, coined the "Dirty Dozen", is based on the number of virus occurrences confirmed through Central Command's Emergency Virus Response Team(R).
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In addition, Macintosh viruses do not infect DOS / Window computer software and vice versa. For example, the Melissa virus incident of late 1998 and the ILOVEYOU virus of 2000 worked only on Window based machines and could not operate on Macintosh computers.
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If you determine that there is no antivirus software on your computer, you will need to download antivirus software to protect yourself from potential computer viruses. You can visit one of the web sites listed below to find appropriate software protection:
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