Protection Checklist
| 1. Are the Virus Signature files Up to date? |
| For F-Prot Antivirus to be able to give you complete protection against the
latest virus threats, it must have the latest virus signature files installed.
The latest signature files for F-Prot Antivirus are dated 24 November 2008 for Application/Script viruses and Trojans, and 24 November 2008 for Document/Office/Macro viruses. If the virus signature files installed on your machine are older than this, F-Prot Antivirus may be unable to protect you against newer viruses. The date of the virus signature files can be found in the 'info' section of F-Prot Antivirus for Windows. To learn how to update your virus signature files, click here. |
| 2. Do you have the latest Version of F-Prot Antivirus running? |
| With the ever changing ways viruses distribute and infect, it is necessary to update Antivirus programs more often than most other software. The latest version of F-Prot Antivirus is now is 6.0.9.1. If your version of F-Prot Antivirus is older than this we recommend that you update the program. To update the program, log in to our customer center and download a fresh version of your registered copy. |
| 3. Is the operating system patched for security vulnerabilities? |
| Many viruses exploit vulnerabilities in the Windows operating system and its communication software such as Outlook to distribute themselves.
To make sure you are protected, check into Microsoft's site to see if you have the latest patches installed. |
| 4. How do I confirm that F-Prot Antivirus is working? |
| You can test your antivirus program by downloading the so-called Eicar-file. The Eicar file is not an actual virus but a file with simple text string that most virus scanners trigger on, used by antivirus software developers to demonstrate that the virus protection is working. You can download this file from http://www.eicar.com which is the only place you should download it from to be sure it is actually the eicar-test file. |
| 5. How do I know my system isn't infected when I install F-Prot Antivirus? |
| If you are installing an antivirus software for the first time on the system, it might be a good precaution to make sure that the system isn't already infected with a virus. The best way to do this is to boot the computer up in DOS and scan it using F-Prot Antivirus for DOS. You can download F-Prot Antivirus for DOS here. Instructions on how to scan and disinfect in DOS-mode using F-Prot Antivirus for DOS can be found here. |