Computer Security
Computer Viruses
Viruses, worms, and trojan horses are the biggest threats to personal computer security. Virus protection is a necessity for everyone that owns or uses a computer. While PCs have more problems with viruses, the advent of macro viruses means Macintoshes are vulnerable as well.
While everyone needs to be alert to the problems viruses cause, e-mailed virus warnings are a separate problem. Most "warnings" are actually virus hoaxes; please do not forward any virus warnings! Visit sites like McAfee's Virus Information page for virus information or urbanlegends.about.com for virus hoax information.
General Computer Security