{"id":1417,"date":"2005-08-17T03:47:00","date_gmt":"2005-08-17T03:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/dawgblog\/2005\/08\/virus-checking\/"},"modified":"2005-08-17T03:47:00","modified_gmt":"2005-08-17T03:47:00","slug":"virus-checking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/dawgblog\/2005\/08\/virus-checking\/","title":{"rendered":"Virus Checking"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may have heard that there’s a new computer worm (virus) going
\naround and that we’ve been encouraged to double-check our virus
\ndetection programs and make sure we have the latest virus definitions.
\nIt’s a good thing to do anyway, so here is a review of steps you should
\ntake to make sure you’re as thoroughly protected from viruses as
\npossible. These directions are for Butler-issued computers but will be
\nsimilar for other computers, depending on what virus protection
\nsoftware you have.<\/p>\n

(Note:<\/span> Information Resources<\/a>
\nhas an excellent page with lots of information and directions,
\nincluding how students can download Symantec AntiVirus from My.Butler.)<\/p>\n

There are two primary tasks you need to do. One is keeping your virus
\ndefinitions current (so the computer knows what to look for), and the
\nother is actually scanning the computer’s hard drive.<\/p>\n

To update your virus definitions:<\/span>
\nRun your Symantec Anti-Virus program (Start–Programs–Symantec Client
\nSecurity–Symantec AntiVirus Client). Click the LiveUpdate button to
\nget the updates right now. To schedule regular updating (highly recommended)<\/span>,
\nclick File–Schedule Updates. Check the box to enable automatic updates
\nand select a time that your computer will be on and logged in.<\/p>\n

To scan for viruses:<\/span> Run your
\nSymantec Anti-Virus program (Start–Programs–Symantec Client
\nSecurity–Symantec AntiVirus Client). Click Scan Computer, check the
\nbox next to “C: Local Disk” and click the Scan button to scan right
\nnow. To schedule regular scanning (highly recommended)<\/span>,
\nclick Scheduled Scans, then New Scheduled Scan. Click Next, then set a
\ntime and frequency (daily is best, but weekly is okay) that you’ll be
\nlogged onto the computer, but preferably when you’ll be away from it.
\nLunchtime is good, or if you have a regular class or meeting. Click
\nNext and check the box next to “C: Local Disk” and then click the Save
\nbutton. You’re all set!<\/p>\n


\n(By the way, if you haven’t seen that Windows Update icon in a while, you can visit Microsoft’s Update site at: <\/span>http:\/\/windowsupdate.microsoft.com\/<\/a>
\n(make sure you’re using Internet Explorer for this) or visit the I.R.
\npage (linked above) to make sure you’ve got the latest of everything.)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You may have heard that there’s a new computer worm (virus) going around and that we’ve been encouraged to double-check our virus detection programs and make sure we have the latest virus definitions. It’s a good thing to do anyway, so here is a review of steps you should take to make sure you’re as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[197],"tags":[274806],"class_list":["post-1417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","tag-technology-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/dawgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/dawgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/dawgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/dawgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/127"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/dawgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1417"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/dawgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3277,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/dawgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1417\/revisions\/3277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/dawgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/dawgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/dawgblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}