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February 2007: Is Your Computer Sending Out Viruses Without Your Knowing It?

Did you know that your computer can send out viruses without your knowing it? There are evil computer programs created only to plant themselves on your computer and send themselves as e-mails to everyone in your email address book, to people you have received e-mails from recently, or people you have written recently. Sometimes the programs just merely replicate and cause no real harm; often, however, they secretly destroy data on your computer!

The credibility of your organization can be adversely affected if users can trace a virus they have received back to you, or if you lose valuable donor information, accounting data, etc. because of a virus attack.

You have the means to make sure your computers are not spreading viruses and aren't susceptible to attacks! It's easy:

* if you already have virus software, look up the web site for the manufacturer of this software regularly and download the appropriate updated virus definitions, upgrades and patches. If you feel that you don't have the technical know how to do this, get help, either from a technical volunteer or hire the services of a professional.

* visit tech-based websites, such as TechSoup <www.techsoup.org > and type "virus" into the search engine; you will have access to various resources regarding preventing and countering computer viruses, provided in easy-to-understand language. You can also visit a general search engine, like <www.answers.com >, <www.google.com > or <www.yahoo.com > and search for “antivirus software”.

* if you do not have virus protection software, INVEST IN IT NOW. If you have the funding, buy a commercially available version of antivirus software. If you don’t have the funds, there are also free antivirus software packages available on the internet. Both versions are sufficient for your basic protection. The key is to keep the software up-to-date because new viruses are developed everyday.

The text was adapted from an article posted on http://www.coyotecom.com/tech/viruses.html

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