Malware
Malware is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system, without the owner's consent.
First, make sure you have installed antivirus software. SLC provides Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows and for OS X free to install and update for all current SLC students, faculty, and staff. Learn more about viruses.
Stay up to date automatically by enabling automatic updates for XP (Software Update) and OS X (Software Update). This will help keep your machine free of viruses and malware.
Windows XP users make sure your firewall is enabled.
Protect yourself against other forms of malware. We recommend Spybot and Ad-Aware for all Windows operating systems.
Be cautious online. Do not click OK in every window. Many pop-ups look like legitimate warnings. Learn to spot a virus hoax.
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