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Security Check

July 10, 2003 › Sandy McMurray | comment

In light of today's software update from Microsoft, you might be wondering, "How secure is my Windows PC?"

Here are some useful sites to help test your system:

FREE test for security holes in Internet software:
http://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/

FREE test for computer viruses and related problems:
http://www.symantec.com/securitycheck/

July 10, 2003 › Sandy McMurray | comment on this item

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