antivirus software
Malware (viruses, worms and Trojans) can cause network slowdown and disruption, corruption or loss of files, e-mail delays and loss, confidential information disclosure and attacks on other computers and networks, such as denial of service attacks. It is a requirement of the Saint Mary's College Technology Use Policy that all personal computers connected to the Saint Mary's network must be protected by up-to-date anti-virus software. You must purchase and install a desktop computer anti-virus software package such as those available from Symantec or McAffe before connecting to the network. The anti-virus package must also come with an update service, and you should update your virus definitions on a weekly basis, if updates are not done automatically by the software.
