Home Reviews HowTo	How to Protect Yourself From Viruses Take time to learn about viruses and how they are commonly spread. You can unwittingly bring viruses into your computer by opening a program from the Internet or e-mail attachments. Learn the common signs of viruses: unusual messages that appear on your screen, decreased system performance, missing data, and inability to access your hard drive.
	If you notice any of these problems on your computer, run your virus-detection software immediately to minimize the chances of losing data. Floppy disks or CD's may also contain viruses. Scan all floppy disks and CD's before copying or opening files from them, or starting your computer from them.
Have at least one commercial virus-detection program and use it regularly to check your computers for viruses. Obtain the latest virus definitions for your program when they are available, because new viruses are created every day.