Byte Art virus protection guidelines

Byte Art has received many enquiries from clients concerned about the potential impact of the recent MsBlast and Sobig viruses and how to protect themselves from associated problems.
In the light of these outbreaks, we would reiterate the following advice to clients:
* Install an anti-virus program (see Microsoft site for recommendations
* Make sure this program is kept up-to-date
* Regularly obtain the latest patches and updates for your operating system
* Never automatically open e-mail attachments
* Always download or purchase software from reputable sources
* Make back-ups of important files
For clients with their own websites, we would recommend eschewing the listing of e-mail addresses within the pages as these can be harvested by spammers as well as viruses.
In their place, online contact forms offer genuine visitors to your site an easy means to get in touch without exposing your company to unnecessary risk.