AT&T Online Protection

AT&T Online Protection - Viruses and worms are computer programs which will arrive in an email attachment and can be destructive to your computer.

Viruses may hide in a P. C. ’s program or system files. Computer viruses regularly look like something they are not - such as a picture, screen saver or even a Web link.

Worms are software components that are capable of infecting a P. C. And then using that computer to infect another computer. The cycle is repeated, and the population of worm-infected computers grows fast. Worms differ from viruses due to their capability to continue growing under their own power and to spread very quickly without assistance from another program.

If you are an AT&T high speed Internet customer, you can safeguard against email viruses with built-in anti-virus software within the AT&T Online Protection suite or their Web Security Suite. The anti-virus software helps protect e-mail by automatically detecting and removing viruses and worms before the e-mail is delivered to the computer. The software is continually updated to help safeguard users against emerging threats.