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科技英语阅读1-10篇word版 I - 1 Safe Sex[1] for Your Computer I hate to sound preachy[2], but if you come down a computer virus, its probably your own fault. Dodging most of these electronic infections isnt very hard. The creations[3] of a small coterie of malicious hackers who invent toxic software for the sheer deviltry of it[4], viruses are short strings of software code that have three properties: First, they conceal themselves in legitimate files or programs; second, they replicate like bacteria to spread from machine to machine; and third, they do things to your computer that make you want to tear your hair out[5]. Viruses have been around[6] longer than PCs, and are not without a certain mathematical and[7] scientific interest. Indeed, not all viruses are malignant. Used properly[7] , viral techniques are a valuable programming tool. Used improperly, they are pestilentially destructive. Theres no perfect cure. Like the flu, computer viruses evolve. Last years immunization isnt any good for this years disease because every time[8] someone invents a new medication, someone else invents a new malady. Nonetheless, a few simple precautions will buffer you against all but[9] the cleverest hacker. Rule one: Use good virus-checking software. Outfits like Network Associates-McAfee[10] and Symantec sell strong virus medicine, keeping their cures up-to-date by posting revisions at their Web sites[11]--which you should check often. Further, there are more than a dozen public domain virus checkers[12] that you can download for free. A is a good place to find them. You can also get virus repellents from services like America Online[13]. But a word of caution[14]: Not every program fixes every virus, and when a new bug hits, the remedy takes a while to reach the market[15]. Rule: Back up[16] your data. Anyone who doesnt have a backup drive is begging for trouble[17]--and not just because of viruses. I keep a square 6.2-gigabyte disk drive hooked