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puter to the Internet, there is a chance that the virus will send important
information to hackers or spread the virus to the addresses in your ad-
dress book. That is why if you suspect that your computer has a virus,
you should immediately disconnect from the Internet. You can also get
threat signature updates on floppy disk from Kaspersky Lab or its dis-
tributors and update your signatures using the disk.
7. Select the security level recommended by the experts at Kaspersky
Lab.
8. Start a full computer scan (see 5.3 on pg. 50).
1.6.
Preventing Infection
Not even the most reliable and deliberate measures can provide 100% protection
against computer viruses and Trojans, but following such a set of rules signifi-
cantly lowers the likelihood of virus attacks and the level of potential damage.
One of the basic methods of battling viruses is, as in medicine, well-timed
pre-
vention
. Computer prophylactics involve a rather small number of rules that, if
complied with, can significantly lower the likelihood of being infected with a virus
and losing data.
Below is a listing of basic safety rules which, if followed, will help mitigate the risk
of virus attacks.
Rule No. 1:
Use anti-virus software and Internet security programs
. To do so:
Install Kaspersky Anti-Virus as soon as possible.
Regularly (see 5.6 on pg. 52
) update the program‟s threat signatures. In
the event of virus outbreaks updates may occur several times a day
with application databases on Kaspersky Lab update servers updating
immediately.
Select the security settings recommended by Kaspersky Lab for your
computer. You will be protected constantly from the moment the com-
puter is turned on, and it will be harder for viruses to infect your com-
puter.
Select the settings for a complete scan recommended by Kaspersky
Lab, and schedule scans for at least once per week. If you have not in-
stalled Firewall, we recommend that you do so to protect your computer
when using the Internet.
