Watch Your Floppys

• Don't save files to a floppy disk unless you know that the original computer is virus-free.
• If you suspect that a floppy might have a virus, ask the school tech staff to check it out.
• Otherwise, use an anti-virus program to check the disk. If a virus is detected, discard the disk!

Take Care With E-Mail

• Avoid opening e-mails with odd or nonsensical subject lines, with grammar errors or stilted language, and from a sender you don't know.
• Avoid opening attachments you weren't expecting, from a sender you do not know, or ending in .exe -- unless you're sure you know what it is.
• When in doubt about a particular e-mail, delete the message and e-mail the sender (if you know him or her) to learn whether the e-mail was legitimate.

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