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Face it, for all of your efforts, it's still entirely possible that a virus will make
its way to your computer. It happens to me on occasion. And it's not a big deal, as long as
you know what to do when it happens. Many folks have inquired of me how I handle viruses?
Should you allow your antivirus program to "fix" the virus, which basically means that it will
attempt to remove it from the infected file? Should you quarantine the affected file? Should
you just delete the file?
Well, first, before we go any further, make sure you're updating your virus definitions regularly.
If you're virus definitions are old, then you're asking for trouble.
I use Norton AntiVirus 2001 for my protection. I have it scheduled to update its virus definitions every
day by itself. So I never have to worry about my data getting old.
If I get a virus, I never have Norton repair it or quarantine it. Never. Instead, I just have it delete the infected file. I
just feel that this is safer. And it's usually a file I don't need anyway, so deleting it frees up
the disk space and removes the virus all in one shot. If you would like to do the same, just follow
these steps.
When Norton detects a virus, it displays a window like this:
Select "Manual" and click "Next", as shown above, and you'll get a window like this:
In the above window, highlight the infected file(s) and click "Delete". You will then see a window like this:
Click on "Delete All" and you'll get the following window. Just click OK:
You will then see a window like the following, which is just a recap of what Norton AntiVirus just did for you. Click "Done":
When you get this final window, click "Close":
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