To: All Grad Students <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "Robert Penka, CCSO Director" <r-penka@uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: sml@uiuc.edu

 Subject: MASSMAIL - Y2K Virus Alert

Y2K Virus Preparation

While there are relatively few viruses anticipated to be a problem
for Y2K, this is a good time to review your virus protection and safe
computing practices.  When is the last time you backed up your computer
to CD-ROM or tape?  Are all your important files stored in at least
three different places?  Are you running the latest Anti-Virus software
available from UIUC?  If you use Microsoft Products like Internet Explorer
5, Office/Word, or Outlook/Exchange have you applied the patches provided
by Microsoft to correct numerous security flaws in those applications?

Anti-Virus software:
CCSO has licensed all the NAI (Network Associates, Inc.) Anti-Virus
software for most common platforms in use on campus.   These can all be
downloaded from the main distribution URL at:

https://www-s.uiuc.edu/sitelic/dist

Microsoft Windows Updates:
Windows 98 and Windows 2000 users:
Please start the Windows Update service from your Start menu.
Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 users:
Install or use Internet Explorer 5 in order to run Windows Update.

Please see http://www.uiuc.edu/sitelic/sitedoc/nai/y2kvirus.html
for additional instructions, tips, and many useful references.

Best wishes for safe and happy holidays!

This mailing approved by:
The Office of the Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

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