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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.

 

 

 

News:

Obtain code for continued licensing of Norton Antivirus.

Instructions for upgrading Norton Professional for Windows

Recent Virus/Security Alerts

No recent 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.

 

 

     Last edited 01/26/05