Virus Information

The UTS Helpdesk releases short descriptions of new viruses which we see as potentially dangerous to the university community as well as other announcements on the UTS webpage at www.oakland.edu/uts. If at any time you have reason to believe that you may have a virus on your computer that your virus software has not cleaned or quarantined, please call the Helpdesk (x4357) immediately and log a support request to get it removed.

You should also call if you are using an Oakland University owned computer and are not currently running Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition. The Helpdesk installs the program for free and uses it to manage virus updates on campus. Please go to your Start menu-> Programs-> Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition. If you have the program, please open it and look at your Virus Definition File Date (located on the lower right hand corner). The date should be within this month, if not, please call the Helpdesk.

Virus Hoaxes

Some viruses are not viruses at all - they are merely hoaxes circulated usually by email. Before you report a virus or warn friends about it, you should make sure it is not a hoax, otherwise you are only serving to perpuate the hoax! McAfeee and Symantec both keep comprehensive lists of virus hoaxes at the following sites:

• Norton Virus Hoax Library
• McAfee Virus Hoax Library
  

Other Useful Resources and Virus Libraries

• Norton Antivirus Resource Center
• McAfee Virus Resource Center
• CERT Coordination Center
• United States FBI Computer Virus and Security Advisories, Alerts and Warnings