123 Domain Names UK: Anti-Virus Protection

Research from telewest highlights that UK consumers will spend over £3 billion coping with virus attacks and their after effects. Email is the most common form of virus transmission so we now include a powerful anti virus solution with all stand alone email packages and web hosting accounts. Our antivirus solution scans all incoming messages and compares them to a contunually updated database of known viruses. Activating your anti virus service is done through your domain name control panel.

Top Tips for Reducing Viruses

We have compiled the list of tips below to be used in conjunction with our anti virus solution. Together they will help reduce the chance of you being affected by viruses:

  • Do not open any email attachments from an unknown or suspicious email address. Even if you recognise the email address to be that of a friend of collegue you should only open the attachment if you know what it is. This is because viruses can replicated themselves and spread through email.
  • Be cautious when downloading any files from the internet and ensure file source is legitmate and reputable e.g. Microsoft.
  • Purchase some good anti virus software and update it reguarlarly. Over 500 viruses are discovered every month so it's vital your anti virus software has the latest pattern files to deal with them.
  • Backup your files regularly. Viruses regularly corrupt and destroy files. If you are unfortunate enough to get one at least you'll have a copy of all your important files. Your backup should be on external media such as USB stick or zip drive or a web based back up solution.
  • Use Windows Update - Check to ensure you have all the latest security patches for Window and other Microsoft products. Viruses often exploit loopholes in popular products such as Internet Explorer and Office.

Useful Links For Anti Virus

AVG - Free anti virus software with free updates. Includes real time protection and email scanner.

Norton AntiVirus - Largest anti virus software. Protects against viruses, worms and spyware.

McAfee - Selection of anti virus and security products plus good advice section.