Symantec 20032623 - Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition, Implementation Manual

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Preventing and handling virus and spyware attacks
on client computers
You can prevent and handle virus and spyware attacks on client computers by
following some important guidelines.
Table 11-1
Protecting computers from virus and spyware attacks
Description Task
All computers in your network and all your
servers should have Symantec Endpoint
Protection Small Business Edition installed. Make
sure that Symantec Endpoint Protection Small
Business Edition is functioning correctly. Make sure that your computers have
Symantec Endpoint Protection Small
Business Edition installed
Make sure that the latest virus definitions are
installed on client computers.
You can check the definitions date on the
Computers tab. You can run a command to update
the definitions that are out of date.
You can also run a computer status report to
check the latest definitions date.
See “Managing content updates” on page 251.
Keep definitions current
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