Threat levels on the main page of Threat center section indicate the risk rating of your computer with viruses and other malicious software. What exactly do they mean?
Normal |
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There are no known substantial threats that could mean an immediate threat to your data. However, we recommend implementing some safety measures when working with the Internet or e-mail, such as using an installed and regularly updated antivirus system or firewall. Since infiltration can attack you even via e-mails, it is necessary to be cautious if you receive a message from an unknown user. |
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Elevated |
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Increase your alertness; the rate of malicious code on the Internet has been increased. Keep your antivirus solution up-to-date. If the automatic updates on your system are not turned on, check if there are any safety patches available on the provider"s website. |
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High |
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We are aware of the specific threats able to attack your computer. For your data security it is very important to act with maximum alertness. If necessary, ESET will inform you about the situation development on our Web site in connection to our antivirus solutions. Here you can easily obtain information how be protected against new threats and how to avoid data risk. |
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Critical |
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Be at full alert. This condition applies when extreme global network incident activity is in progress and can cause you serious troubles. Probably you will have to take special measures; in case of larger networks it will presumably create hardship and will affect the normal operations of network infrastructure. |