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OMMON
T
ASKS
P
RESARIO
N
OTEBOOK
B
EYOND
S
ETUP
G
UIDE
1400 S
ERIES
Recognizing a Computer Virus
A computer virus is a pro
g
ram that dama
g
es or erases files or
pro
g
rams. Your Notebook can become “infected” with a virus
when
y
ou open a contaminated pro
g
ram or file. Some si
g
ns
indicatin
g
that
y
our Notebook ma
y
be infected include:
• Stran
g
e characters or crude statements suddenl
y
appearin
g
on
y
our screen
• Hard drive, memor
y
, or software error messa
g
es
• Dama
g
e to files or directories for no apparent reason
• Stran
g
e responses to commands
• Sharp decrease in performance or pro
g
ram speed
Removing a Virus
If
y
ou suspect that
y
our
Notebook has been infected with
a virus, find and remove the
virus immediatel
y
usin
g
an
Anti-Virus pro
g
ram.
After
y
ou have followed the
instructions provided b
y
the
Anti-Virus pro
g
ram, complete
the followin
g
steps:
1. Turn off
y
our Notebook and
leave it off for at least 30
seconds.
2. Turn on
y
our Notebook and
rescan for the virus.