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Virus protection in a Microsoft Windows network, or How to stand a chance


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03/22/2004



Computer viruses have always been a weird part of the computer security game. It is the aspect of computer security that gets the most press coverage, while it is probably the less dangerous to deal with (compared to trojans or intrusion). To many security experts, viruses are not such a big threat because you don"t get infected if you practice safe computing practices. While this may have been the truth for a while, but it isn"t the case anymore. For the past five years, the Internet have grown up quite a bit, now having millions of people with poor computer litteracy online, from their houses or from businesses. While UNIX used to be a big part of the Internet (and still is), the fact remains that there are a lot of Microsoft networks connected to it at this time. A virus launched from the Internet can cripple down a business if appropriate measures are not taken. I think small and medium enterprises here, but also big corporations. The last breeds of Macro.Viruses are just a hint of

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