Viruses spread rapidly and by many different ways, including e-mail attachments, infected document files, Web sites that contain hostile code, and unprotected fileshares. Your computer may be vulnerable to virus attacks if you are not using antivirus software and updating it regularly.
Spyware, a type of software that is implanted on your computer without your knowledge, secretly transmits information about your online activity and the data stored on your computer.
Penn State offers software to help you protect yourself and your computer from these threats. In addition, other software for browsing the Web, transferring files, and connecting to the Internet are available.
Visit the Penn State Downloads site to obtain software.