Purpose - The Virus Protection Standard document describes the requirements for prevention, detection and cleanup of computer viruses, worms and backdoor-Trojan horses.

Audience - The Virus Protection Standard applies equally to all individuals who use any information resources.

1. All workstations, whether connected to the network or standalone, must use virus-protection software approved by the Office of Information Technology (OIT). This standard also applies to home computers and portable computing devices that connect to the UTSA network.

2. The virus-protection software must not be disabled or bypassed.

3. The virus-protection software settings must not be altered in such a manner that reduces the effectiveness of the software.

4. The software’s automatic update feature must not be altered to reduce the frequency of updates.

5. File servers attached to the network must utilize OIT-approved virus protection software.

6. E-mail gateways must utilize OIT-approved e-mail virus-protection software in accordance with OIT rules for the setup and use of this software.

7. Any virus that is not automatically cleaned by the virus protection software constitutes a security incident and must be reported to OIT Support Services (Help Desk).