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

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.
I will also try to add some information from McAfee as well as others you may not have heard of.
Click here for McAfee's anti-virus page but expect annoying pop up windows and lot's of advertising.

Remember: Your virus program is only as good as it's last update.  The latest programs update 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.

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Another program which works ahead of virus scanners has proven quite effective for us.  "SurfinGuard Pro", a free program from Finjan Software which detects malicious code such as Active X and Javascript and Plug-ins.  Finjan Software claims it "allows businesses to use the Internet safely without worrying about  Executables, ActiveX, Java, VB Script, JavaScript, Plug-Ins."  The site has some security tests that will surprise even those who think they are "protected" from malicious code.  We have evaluated this product on workstations and notebooks and are satisfied with the results.

We are about to implement Finjan's Surfin Gate on our network.  This is what they have to say about it: "Unlike traditional anti-virus technology, SurfinGate represents a new way to combat hostile active content based on code behavior, not by static signature recognition. Because SurfinGate does not use database updates, it defends against new variants, unknown and "yet-to-be-created" attacks."

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.

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