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IT > Virus Information Virus Information Update virus definitions from Symantec Latest Viruses Detected from Symantec Current Alerts: All users are advised to execute a Live Update through your Symantec Antivirus protection program or from Symantec's Antivirus Center Intelligent Updater immediately and to continue checking daily for new vaccines. For more complete information and a list of recently discovered viruses, visit the Symantec Security Response site. Virus definitions may change daily. Symantec AntiVirus and Live Update Feature Symantec AntiVirus contains a LiveUpdate feature that lets you get anti-virus updates over the network. You should configure it to update at least once every week at a time when your computer will be on, and manually click the LiveUpdate button daily during a virus crisis. Since there are currently 49,380 viruses in circulation, and it is not practical to mass email the entire community every time another virus is released, the scheduled LiveUpdate feature is essential to virus protection. Use the instructions we have provided at this webpage to configure your LiveUpdate, http://it.medaille.edu/nortonupdate.asp Users who ignore the anti-virus protection measures provided place themselves at serious risk for receiving and spreading viruses throughout the email system. IT will disable any account which is the source of a virus until we can be sure the infected computer has been cleaned and no longer poses a threat to email service. This may mean loss of service to individuals whose computers are infected and to the larger community of users who share the email server while that server is scanned and cleaned. General Precautions You should never open an email message -- even from someone you know -- if you see several messages from different people with the same or similar subject line. Such repetitive messages are a good sign that you're looking at a virus that is spreading via email. There are some kinds of attachments that should never be opened. You need to look at BOTH the name of the file and the icon (if your mail program shows one). File names that end in ".EXE" ".VBS" ".VBE" ".COM" ".JS" ".HTA" ".REG" ".WSE" ".SHS" ".SHB" ".SCR", are program files and should be deleted without opening them. If the icon looks like a program icon, a window, or a blue or yellow scroll, delete the file; these are programs, too. The university's anti-virus gateway protects mail coming to "@medaille.edu" addresses only. If you have an email account provided by someone else (departmental server, Yahoo!, Hotmail, etc.) our gateway can't protect you. We prefer that, while connected to the campus network, you not access attachments from off-campus email servers. Contact IT For further information, visit the IT website at http://it.medaille.edu, Virus Information link or http://www.symantec.com/avcenter. If you have any questions regarding the use of Norton Antivirus software or need further assistance, call the IT Helpdesk at 716-880-2282.

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