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The document outlines procedures for protecting computers from viruses, emphasizing the importance of using secure operating systems and antivirus software. It provides guidelines for avoiding virus infections, such as not running macros and being cautious with email attachments. Additionally, it details how to update antivirus software to ensure ongoing protection against new threats.

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The document outlines procedures for protecting computers from viruses, emphasizing the importance of using secure operating systems and antivirus software. It provides guidelines for avoiding virus infections, such as not running macros and being cautious with email attachments. Additionally, it details how to update antivirus software to ensure ongoing protection against new threats.

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Genda wuha TVET college College By: Dn.

chalachew

Operation Sheet UC: 5 Protecting Application or System

2 Software

LO 2: Detect and remove destructive


Operation Title: protecting your computer from Viruses
 Purpose:
Purpose: Used to Protect Your Computer from Viruses

 Conditions or situations for the operation:


operation: computer in Administrator Privilege environment.

How to Protect Your Computer from Viruses


An Anti-virus Virus?
As we've discussed, worms attack known vulnerabilities in computer operating systems. Someone came
up with the idea of turning worm tech around and created a variation of the MSBlast worm that would
automatically patch the hole in the operating system and send itself out to other computers to do the same.
Sounds like a good idea, right? Not so fast. MSBlast.D, Nachi or Welchia, as it was known, turned out to
be more trouble than good. As it multiplied and scanned corporate networks for the vulnerability, it
clogged network traffic[source: Lemos].
 Procedure:

You can protect yourself against viruses with a few simple steps:
 If you are truly worried about traditional (as opposed to e-mail) viruses, you should
be running a more secure operating system likeUNIX. You never hear about viruses on these
operating systems because the security features keep viruses (and unwanted human visitors)
away from your hard disk.
 If you are using an unsecured operating system, then buying virus protection software is a nice
safeguard.
 If you simply avoid programs from unknown sources (like the Internet), and instead stick with
commercial software purchased on CDs, you eliminate almost all of the risk from traditional
viruses.
 You should make sure that Macro Virus Protection is enabled in all Microsoft applications, and
you should NEVER run macros in a document unless you know what they do. There is seldom a
good reason to add macros to a document, so avoiding all macros is a great policy.
 You should never double-click on an e-mail attachment that contains an executable. Attachments
that come in as Word files (.DOC), spreadsheets (.XLS), images (.GIF), etc., are data files and they can
do no damage (noting the macro virus problem in Word and Excel documents mentioned above).
However, some viruses can now come in through .JPG graphic file attachments. A file with an extension
like EXE, COM or VBS is an executable, and an executable can do any sort of damage it wants. Once
you run it, you have given it permission to do anything on your machine. The only defense is never to run
executable that arrive via e-mail.

Open the Options dialog from the Tools menu in Microsoft Word and make sure that Macro Virus
Protection is enabled. Newer versions of Word allow you to customize the level of macro protection you
use.

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Genda wuha TVET college College By: Dn.chalachew

I. How to update your antivirus software

Antivirus software must be updated regularly to stay effective against new viruses. Most antivirus
software is designed to update automatically, but you can also update your software manually.

Windows doesn't come with antivirus software, but it can often detect and monitor antivirus software that
was installed by you or your computer manufacturer. The status of your antivirus software is typically
displayed in Action Center.

1. Click to open Action Center.


2. Click the arrow button next to Security to expand the section.If Windows can detect your
antivirus software, it will be listed under Virus protection.
protection.
3. Click Update now.
now.

Note: The Update now option only appears if Windows detects that your antivirus software is out of
date. Not all antivirus software reports its status to Windows.
Windows.

If your antivirus software isn't displayed in Action Center, go to the downloads section of your antivirus
software provider’s website. Find the update for your version of the software and your operating system,
and then install it. For more information, check the Help for your antivirus software.

Most antivirus software updates are free, but some providers charge a small fee for the updates. If you're
using an older version of the software, you might also have to pay to upgrade to a more recent version to
continue to receive the updates

Precaution: you have to be sure that each computer in Administrator Privilege environment.
 you have to be sure that record the new password.

Quality criteria:
criteria:
you have to be sure that each computer in Administrator Privilege environment.

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