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Virus Scan Your Downloads

Posted Jun 19, 2005 by David Risley  

This is a very simple tip, but useful and it can keep you out of trouble. If you have a virus scanner such as Norton Antivirus, you have an option when you right-click on a file to scan it for viruses. you should make a habit of doing this on any file you download from the internet or recieve via your email. Always scan it BEFORE you run it, and this will keep you from getting a computer virus.

I told you it was simple.

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