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WHEN RECEIVING 'NEW' PD DISKS
When you buy or swop some new PD software, Always check it with a
virus killer. This way you will know none of your other disks is
at risk. If you have ONE disk with a virus then your ENTIRE
collection of disks are at risk!!.
There are many types of virus, most if not all can be
disastrous. Is it is imperative that you do use a virus killer
on your disks. There are a couple of virus killers in the
Public Domain. These virus killers are quite competent with
most viruses, but unfortunately there are people out there, who
take great delight in producing NEW viruses which they know some
old virus killers can't detect. Thus making your PD virus
killer useless. The best thing you can do to protect your
disks is to purchase a commercial virus killer.
The best one on the market as far as I am concerned is the
ULTIMATE VIRUS KILLER by DOUGLAS COMMUNICATIONS, this is an
excellent product, and happens to be the virus killer I use to
test my disks. As we speak Version 5.5, has just become
available at £9.99.
No-one should be without this piece of software, this product is
continually being updated, to keep track of all the 'new' and
previously undetected viruses around.
And remember, if you have one infected disk, then your ENTIRE
disk collection is at risk. Its a small outlay for the protection
and security this product will provide.
And a helpful tip is make all your disks WRITE PROTECTED (If you
look at the front of the disk, then look in the top right hand
corner, you will see a hole. Turn the disk over and carefully
move the little plastic square up - you should now be able to see
through this gap. Its best to use a pen/pencil nib, and remember
to be gentle). Now you won't be able to become infected with a
virus, because now it is not possible to write (SAVE) to the
disk. Since this is how your disk becomes infected.
Only one draw back with making your disks write protected is
although you can LOAD things from your disk you can't SAVE to
your disk. If you need to SAVE something on your disk you will
have to move the little plastic square back to the closed
position, you will now be able to SAVE to the disk, but you are
now vulnerable to viruses.
Another tip you could use is once you have finished using one
disk and you wish to use a different disk, is to turn your
computer completely off, with the switch on the back of your
computer (NOT the RESET button). Keep your computer turned off
for about 30 seconds, that should be enough. That way you won't
infect any other disks should that disk be infected.
If your interested, heres their address: (Correct at 1/2/93)
DOUGLAS COMMUNICATIONS,
PO BOX 119,
STOCKPORT,
CHESHIRE,
SK2 6HW.