Gateway 1450 Manual De Usuario

Chapter 13: Maintaining Your Notebook

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A virus is a program that attaches itself to a file on a computer, then spreads 
from one computer to another. Viruses can damage data or cause your 
computer to malfunction. Some viruses go undetected for a period of time, 
because they are activated on a certain date.

Protect your computer from a virus by:

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Using your Norton

®

 AntiVirus program to check files and programs that 

are on diskettes, attached to e-mail messages, or downloaded from the 
Internet.

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Checking all programs for viruses before installing them.

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Disabling macros on suspicious Microsoft Word and Excel files. These 
programs will warn you if a document that you are opening contains a 
macro that might have a virus.

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Periodically updating your Norton AntiVirus program to protect against 
the latest viruses.

For more information about protecting your computer 
against viruses in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help 
and Support.

Type the keyword 

viruses in the HelpSpot Search box 

, then click the arrow.