Gateway 8300 User Manual

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Maintaining and Cleaning Your System 21• Multipartite Viruses are both program and boot infectors.Viruses are inactive until the infected program is executed, or a boot recordis read. Thereafter, the virus loads itself into system memory and begins tocopy and spread itself. Diskettes used in a contaminated system can getinfected and, in turn, transfer the virus when used in another system. Avirus can also spread via programs downloaded from bulletin boards or theInternet.• Obtain an anti-virus program and make it a habit to scan thesystem regularly.• Make backup copies of all files and write-protect the disks.• Obtain all software from reputable sources and always scan newsoftware for any viruses prior to installing files.If you suspect the system has been infected, find and remove the virusesimmediately using an anti-virus program. Then turn off the system for aminimum of 15 seconds to clear the virus from system RAM. You maywant to rerun the anti-virus software when you turn the system back on theverify that the system is clean.To Prevent Virus Infection