• Do not open attachments sent with junk email or emails from persons you do not know.
• Do not open any files attached to an email if the subject line is questionable or unexpected.
• Never send or forward attachments if you do not know how it got to your email box.
• Always download files from well known established and trusted sites.
• Install an anti-virus program.
• Always have the most current version of your anti-virus program.
• Always keep your virus scan on.
• Update your virus definitions at least once a week.
• Back up your files on a regular basis.
• Educate yourself of the latest viruses.
• Write-protect all system & software diskettes using the write-protect tab to prevent any virus from spreading.
• Do not boot from a floppy disk.
• Do not share floppies.
• Scan floppies before using them.
• If you are in a network environment and you get infected, report the virus to your systems administrator.
• Download all of Microsoft’s security patches.

Keep in mind that often computer viruses are spread by accident, so files you get from a friend who would not purposely infect you still might inadvertently give you a virus.