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Very often you here about Viruses, Worms and Malicious Code well after they are distributed.

The box on the right shows you the latest threats and provides links to removal tools.

The following information and links should help you in finding your Network or PC (or MAC) vulnerabilities and help you decide what steps you should take to avoid these unfortunate facts of life.

As a long time subscriber to Symantec's product line, much of what you'll see below will be from that company.

Remember: Your virus program is only as good as it's last update. The latest programs check for updates every few hours. We recommend you update as often as you can, minimally once per week and recommend you run a full scan of all machines weekly.

We will be glad to assist you in this process, providing you with a security report on your Data Network, PC or MAC and recommending solutions to reduce your system's vulnerability to malicious code, viruses and worms. We are proud to offer Symantec Endpoint Protection to our clients providing superior protection against malware, viruses and worms.

EMAIL POLICY FOR BUSINESS
Do your employees abuse their internet privileges? Do you know how much bandwidth is dedicated to work related business and how much is not? As a business owner, it's your right to know. An email/internet/intranet acceptable use policy should be signed by every employee of your business.
Each employee should understand you have complete access to all of their email and history of web sites visited. What would you do if you were slapped with a lawsuit because an employee of yours violated the law online and was never informed of your policy? Our disclaimer: This won't make you bullet proof and we strongly recommend you have your legal counsel review it. Go to http://spearheadmultimedia.com/news/sample_email_policy.htm

VIRUS HOAXES
As many of you might already know, Virus Hoaxes absolutely get my goad. If you receive a warning about a virus, do everyone a favor: Go to SARC's Hoaxes Page and confirm the validity of the warning you receive. If it's valid, tell all of your friends and associates and let them know you checked it out before adding stress to their day. If it is a hoax, do a REPLY TO ALL and let those know who are now stressed and sending it off to others that it's a hoax and should not be propagated. I always supply the URL to SARC's hoaxes page.

PLEASE NOTE: This page is for information purposes only. We cannot be responsible for any warnings or lack thereof. Links provided should supply the most up-to-date information on this issue.