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How to avoid a viral infection

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Sanjay K Pillai New Delhi
 The same rules apply to a personal computer connected to the internet. Only this time consider your personal computer to be the poor pedestrian.

 In the cyber street you have viruses, worms, hackers and stalkers, posing threats to the health of your personal computer as well as personal information relating to finance or family.

 But with a certain amount of caution and discretion, you can protect your PC and everyone who uses it. Just follow these rules.

 Do not open files or attachments from unknown email addresses

 The most common ways of obtaining a virus is through infected e-mail attachments. Don

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First Published: Sep 02 2003 | 12:00 AM IST

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