Protecting Your Computer from Hostile Software
Unfortunately, no one has yet designed a "silver bullet" that can protect your computer from all known threats. To effectively block the many varieties of malicious code that you're likely to encounter, you need to implement a comprehensive security program that consists of the following procedures:
Train every person who uses your computer or network. At a minimum, family members and employees should know not to open unexpected attachments and not to execute software they download from the Internet until they have scanned it for viruses. In addition, they should know to be suspicious of any software that is not clearly from a trusted source. (For more details, including a checklist that you can print ...
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