Overview

Computer viruses can cause significant damage in loss of work and loss of time to the individual directly affected by the virus, the individual's work unit, and possibly the College as a whole. The purpose of this policy is to describe the ways in which "anti-virus" software programs are to be used in an attempt to reduce individual, departmental and College exposure to computer viruses.This policy was created in conjunction with the campus-wide Information Technology Advisory Committee and was approved by the Executive Council of the College in January of 1997.

Policy Statement

Appropriate anti-virus software will be identified by the staff of Information Technology and will appear on the Information Technology Supported Software List. Such decisions will be made according to the Information Technology Hardware & Software Support Policy, approved by the Executive Council in April, 1996.sThe cost of acquisition and installation of anti-virus software for College-used computers shall be the responsibility of the department or unit using the computer. Appropriate anti-virus software that is in the public domain will be installed at no charge to the department or unit.All computers purchased for College use must have appropriate anti-virus software installed on them. The cost of such software will be added to the purchase price of the computer by the staff of the Computer Purchase Program.All existing computers owned by the College should have appropriate anti-virus software installed in them. If the staff of Information Technology is called upon to effect repairs on a computer due to a computer virus, and if that computer did not have appropriate anti-virus software installed on it, the staff of Information Technology will install the appropriate anti-virus software and will charge the budget of the department or unit using the computer ccordingly.