Protect yourself

Use a high-quality anti-virus program, and be sure to update it regularly. Use it to scan any files, programs, software, or diskettes before you use them on your computer.

Make back-up copies of important documents or files and store them on separate diskettes. Making backups also will protect your information against accidental file deletion, diskette failure, and other damage.

Do not share commercial software with anyone. It is a violation of the author's copyright to distribute such material, and it is a way to spread viruses.

When you get public domain software for which the author has granted permission to make copies, get it from a reliable source. Before you run public domain material, use an anti-virus program to inspect for known viruses.

Always scan your diskettes and files after using them on another computer and always scan all files you download from the Internet.

Change passwords often.