AVOIDING COMPUTER VIRUSES By Fred Dixon (Report)
Fred Dixon
If you are reading this and you have never been affected by a computer virus you should consider yourself lucky. With so many computers connected to the Internet, and with so many computers running Microsoft Windows, if you don’t take any precautions against getting a computer virus, it’s only a matter of time before you get one. I’ve been working with computers for almost 25 years. For the past two years, I’ve been helping friends and relatives remove viruses from their computers. Getting a virus is like getting sick, it’s usually easier to prevent than to cure. In this column, I want to offer in an ounce of prevention