1. About viruses
A virus is a computer program written to perform malicious actions against a user, a file server or susceptible computer technology.

2. Preventing Viruses

• Be careful about opening unfamiliar e-mail messages
• Use a firewall program
• Take advantage of the network's automatic scheduling of Virus LiveUpdates on your computer
• Regularly check the Windows Updates

3. What Seton Hall is doing to protect against virus threats.

• SHU e-mail servers check incoming mail
• All SHU computers come pre-loaded with an anti-virus application and updates can be scheduled to run automatically
• All PCSS staff are training in virus cleaning and removal
• Infected computers are blocked from the network so that they cannot spread the virus infection further

4. Backing up your data
This is the best way to make sure that your valuable data is protected...read more...