You have just installed an antivirus program on a home users

You have just installed an antivirus program on a home user’s new computer. What are the next steps must you perform before the user’s computer is protected? (Choose two.)

A. Manually update the program to the latest version.

B. Set the antivirus program to automatically scan the computer starting tomorrow at a time when the computer is not normally in use.

C. Manually update the virus signatures to the latest version.

D. Set the antivirus program to automatically look for program and signature updates every day when the computer is not normally in use.

Solution

A and C. Once you install an antivirus program, you must manually update it to the most current version of the program and with the most recent virus signatures to make sure the program is able to detect and stop the latest threats from compromising the computer. The next steps after these would be to manually run the first scan to make sure the computer isn’t compromised (even brand-new computers have sometimes been found to be infected), and then set the schedules for the program to automatically scan the computer as well as automatically check for virus signature and program updates on a regular basis.