[NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:723] Advice on Virus protection

From: David J Rosen (DJRosen@world.std.com)
Date: Wed Oct 20 1999 - 09:37:55 EDT


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NIFL-Technology Collagues,

Recently on the library-lit and valuelearners electronic lists messages
were sent which unintentionally had the various happytime.exe attached.
The question has come up on both of these lists about what could/should be
done.

One of these lists is planning to change to a moderated format to prevent
this from occurring again.  But that only solves the problem on one list.

I invite you to post to this list your best advice to the end-user:

1.  What should a computer user do do be well prepared to protect against
viruses?

2.  If someone has opened a message with happytime or another virus
attached, then what needs to be done?

Since I believe your replies might be re-posted to other lists including
the adult learner list, valuelearner, please try to explain this as
clearly, plainly, and completely as possible so a computer neophyte could
use your advice. 

Thanks,

David J. Rosen



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