-- card: 6724 from stack: in -- bmap block id: 0 -- flags: 0000 -- background id: 2783 -- name: Virus Prevention -- part contents for background part 10 ----- text ----- Virus Prevention -- part contents for background part 12 ----- text ----- Virus Prevention Programs Virus Detection Virus Removal/Repair -- part contents for background part 2 ----- text ----- The first step in combating a virus is to prevent it from entering your computer. A simplistic approach would be to only use shrink–wrapped software. But there have been a few cases of viruses distributed (unwittingly) by software publishers. A much better approach is to prevent the spread of the virus once it arrives. This is done by using a program (usually an INIT) which will alert a user when a virus is attempting to spread. -- part contents for background part 11 ----- text ----- Prevention alone is not enough; this will not tell you if a virus is already present on your computer, other than to alert you when it spreads.