Securing Your Windows Vista Computer

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Securing Your Windows Vista Computer
A Computing Services Publication - February 2, 2007
For information related to this topic refer to:
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Common Computer Terms
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Security: General Practices
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Symantec Anti-Virus
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Using Encrypted Authentication Methods
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Managing Your Andrew Password
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System Restore
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Information Security Office (ISO)
Before you begin:
If your machine is managed by a Carnegie Mellon departmental administrator, please check with that person before proceeding. Also, make sure you have Administrator access to the machine you want to secure and login using the Administrator account for all actions unless otherwise noted.
Introduction
Viruses, worms, trojans and break-ins are fairly commonplace and can wreak havoc on your computer’s programs, operating system or data. Protect your machine following the steps in this document. For more information, see Securing Your Machine: Definitions.
Getting Help
If you have problems following these guidelines, contact the Computing Services Help Center at advisor@andrew.cmu.edu or your departmental computing administrator.
Basic Steps
Step 1: Download & Install Symantec AntiVirus for Desktops
Carnegie Mellon owns a volume license for Symantec (Norton) AntiVirus which is our licensed, supported and recommended solution for virus protection. Beginning with version 10.0.1,…