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When you see a Windows Security Alert icon
(
) appear on the right part of the Taskbar. With
the Security Center feature added, Windows XP
SP2 checks the Firewall, the automatic updates
configuration and installation of virus-checking
programs to display a Windows Security Alert
icon on the right part of the Taskbar when
it judges that the computer is vulnerable to
attacks from the Internet. In this case, check the
following to install the necessary components.
A1 Set up the Windows Firewall.
When you set up the Windows Firewall, you will be
protected from unauthorized
access through the Internet or the network.
Click Windows Firewall in Start > Control Panel >
Security Center > Manage security settings for.
From the General tab of Windows Firewall, select ON
(recommended).
If you want to allow a certain program or service to
gain access to your computer using the Firewall,
select and check the program or service that you
want to allow access from, in the Exceptions tab of
the Windows Firewall. If you want to add a program to
Programs and Services, click Add Program and select
it.
A2 Set up Windows Automatic Updates.
This automatically downloads and installs critical
updates via the Internet to keep your computer up to
date.
Click Automatic Updates in Start > Control Panel >
Security Center > Manage security settings for.
From general tab of Automatic Updates window,
select Automatic (recommended).
A3 Two virus scanning programs on one computer may cause
system conflicts. Remove one of the programs from the
system.
A4 If Windows does not recognize the existence of an anti-
virus program even when it has been installed, your
computer could be vulnerable to attacks from the Internet.
You should install an anti-virus program that your computer
is able to identify.
Check the following programs which Windows can
detect and select one from the list.
A list of anti-virus programs that Windows can detect:
- NetworkAssociates (McAfee)
- TrendMicro
- ComputerAssociates
- Panda
- Kaspersky
- Ahnlabs (AhnLab)
Visit the Microsoft Web site (www.microsoft.com)
regularly to check the latest list.
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