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LRDC Virus
Central
This site provides the
information and resources needed to protect your computer and data
from the tens of thousands of computer viruses that currently exist
as well as new ones that are discovered each day. It also
provides information for anyone who wants to learn more about
computer viruses and Internet hoaxes.
LRDC
Antivirus Plan - Find out how LRDC Computing Services is
protecting the center against computer viruses.
Norton Antivirus Downloads - LRDC faculty, staff, and students
can download Norton antivirus from CSSD's Software Licensing Services by
selecting one of the links below and clicking on the Connect button.
Norton Antivirus for Windows
98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Palm
Norton AntiVirus
for Macintosh (If you are using OS X, call x4-7033 to borrow a CD)
Updates and upgrades are available directly from
Symantec. While you can download these directly from the
Symantec, the most
effective and least time-consuming way to protect your computer is to
use the Live Update feature from within the program.
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News:
Obtain
code for continued licensing of Norton Antivirus.
Instructions for upgrading Norton Professional for Windows |
Recent Virus/Security Alerts
Symantec's Top Threats and Removal Tools
Click Here for a full list of
previous virus alerts.
Virus 101 - Understanding virus
terminology:
Symantec
AntiVirus Research Center Virus Naming Conventions
McAfee Virus
Glossary of Terms
AVP Glossary of Virus Terms -
Learn the difference between file, boot, macro, and network (worms)
viruses
IBM
Glossary of Virus Terms
Protecting
Your Computer Against Viruses
Virus Encyclopedias - Terrific resources to
help identify existing viruses, learn what they do, and learn how to
remove them:
Symantec Online
Virus and Hoax Encyclopedia
McAfee's Virus
Information Library
Network Associates Virus
Information Library
Virus Hoaxes
-Know when the threat is real; learn how to identify a virus hoax and
see samples of known hoaxes.
Report a Virus
Please email skubitz@pitt.edu if
you discover any computer viruses so that we can monitor any activity at
LRDC.
Other links of interest:
IBM's Antivirus
Online
Please contact Computing Services (x4-7033) or
Shari Kubitz (x4-2881;
skubitz@pitt.edu) with any virus-related question or concern.
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