Whether you are a home user or part of a large organization, losing your data or suffering from computer downtime can cost you valuable time and money. Running antivirus software and being careful about which files you open can help protect you from costly downtime.

Your database and computer can be attacked or damaged by many sources: viruses attached to files and e-mail messages, downloads from the Web, network worms, and even programming code that uses commands available inside Access itself.

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