Anti-Virus procedures are an important component of BNL’s
host-based security architecture. Anti-Virus software is the
component of this architecture that provides a protection
mechanism against malicious code. Typically, only Windows based
systems are vulnerable to these types of problems. Properly
installed anti-virus software can minimize these
vulnerabilities.
Virus Hoax Hotline from F-Secure -
Hoax warnings are typically scare alerts
started by malicious people - and passed on by innocent users
who think they are helping the community by spreading the
warning.
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