 Computer
Virus?
Should I be worried?
Computer Virus. A
small program that can cause BIG damage to your business.
Should you be alert? Should you worry about it? How can
you prevent viruses? Before we get into these questions, we
must know what a computer virus is. A computer virus is not
something that's airborne. It is a program written by a person
who intentionally cause harm to other computers. A virus
"infects" a computer and duplicates its own program and it can move
onto other computers via disk, internet, network... anything that a
computer is connected to.
Therefore, if your
POS system is just isolated with no internet connection or any disk
use, then you have no risk of getting a virus. However, if
your POS system is connected to an internet, network, or have any
other form of contact with another computer file, then you are at
risk. You may be able to prevent some computer viruses by being careful with
what files you receive. But the only way to effectively
prevent computer virus is to use an Anti-Virus Program. The
following programs are the most popular Anti-Virus softwares.
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Norton AntiVirus
- The most superior protection against on both known and unknown
viruses. The best protection money can buy. But the
program uses a lot of memory and slows down your computer's
performance.
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McAfee VirusScan - McAfee uses less memory and barely slows
down your computer while protecting you against both known and
unknown viruses. It also utilizes the Internet. With its
low price, it's definitely the best value you can get for your
budget.
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Trend PC-Cillan - New to the whole Anti-Virus deal?
Trend has a very easy-to-use interface that any beginner could use.
It also provides protections against known and unknown viruses.
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McAfee VirusScan
(DOS) - For you people with DOS, this is for you.
Features protection against all sorts of viruses, including unknown
ones. And it supports DOS with features to keep your system
immune from viruses.
If you think your
computer already has a virus, you still can get help. You can
scan your computer online for free. It even removes the virus
for you. Simply follow these instructions.
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Visit
http://www.trend.com/ in an
Internet Explorer.
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Click "Free Tools"
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Click "HouseCall"
or "Scan Your PC, Free"
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Click "Scan without
registering" unless you want to.
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Wait about 3-5
minutes for the Certification notice to pop up. Then click
Yes.
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Wait until it
finishes downloading the virus engine.
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Choose the drive
you wish to scan.
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Check "Autoclean"
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Click Scan
Note:
These are just free tips and resources. Contact the necessary
software supports.
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