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Update Symantec AntiVirus
definitions on a weekly basis.
Symantec AntiVirus software is a
valuable tool but only if kept updated and used on a regular basis
to scan your computer's files and email attachments.The easiest way to do this is to
enable scheduled LiveUpdate. Open
Symantec AntiVirus, and on the
File menu, click Schedule Updates. In the Schedule Virus
Definition Updates dialog box, check Enable scheduled automatic updates. You may specify the frequency, day, and time that
you want LiveUpdate to run. Click OK.
Request
students submit email-attached assignments saved as rich
text format (.rtf) documents instead of saving in their word
processor's default format.
Rich text format (.rtf)
documents do not carry viruses that attach themselves and
spread through Word's .doc format. Here are
directions to
save a word processed file as rich text format. Another
advantage to requiring students to save files in rich text
format is the ability of nearly any word processing program to
open .rtf files. Rich text format files can be opened
(without converters installed) by any version of Word, Works,
Star Office, WordPerfect and other word processing programs.
Request
students use Blackboard's Assignment Manager to submit assignments.
Blackboard's built-in safety features will not accept files with
viruses attached to them.
Manually
scan email attachments before opening.
If you
must open an email attachment in a format other than .rtf,
then first save the file to your desktop and initiate a
manual virus scan. To do this,
right-click on the file and then click Scan For Viruses.
If Symantec AntiVirus finds the file free of viruses, then
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