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SAFETY SUMMARY
NOTICE (Continued)
Protection against Computer Viruses
If any program/data is damaged suddenly or an unexpected
operation/screen is encountered, the personal computer is
suspected of being infected by a computer virus.
Computer viruses are malicious programs that sneak into personal
computers to cause misbehavior or damage to data. And, a
program designed to offer protection against computer viruses is
called a vaccine program.
Possible causes of virus infection are:
Downloading a virus-laden program through communication.
Using a floppy disk or other storage medium infected by a virus.
Note also that once any personal computer is infected by a virus, it
may spread to other computers via communication or storage
medium.
Never use a program or storage medium that is suspected of
containing a virus.
If there is a possibility of virus infection, check for a virus using a
vaccine program. Note, however, that some kinds of vaccine
programs cannot eradicate particular viruses.
So, be sure to
make a backup of hard disk files beforehand.
The user is requested to prepare a vaccine program and carry out
virus removal on his or her own responsibility.
