Malicious programs are a constant nuisance in Oulu universities. Infected devices are difficult to detect and correct.

ICT Services is constantly working to find and correct infected machines. Very often, it is found that the device has been contaminated as a result of user operations. Different firewalls, virus scanners, or any other technical things will not help if the user installs the malware itself, at the same time, risking not only their own but also the security of other devices in the organization. This applies also to home computers, in which the users use their student accounts in web-based services and VPN.

For all information technology device users should be clear:

• • Do not click and look unfamiliar and apocryphal web links that comes, for example, to your e-mail.
  • Do not drive macros of files you receive (Excel, Word, PDF, etc.).
  • Do not log in to strange pages with your student credentials. (Please check the URL: scam sites usually look a lot like the right pages.)
  • Do not run files or install programs to PC for what you receive for example Via e-mail (screen savers, exe-files, etc.).
  • Keep your computer operating system and firmware versions always so new as possible and remember to restart the device after updates.
  • Antivirus programs are unable to protect against improper practices. Malware and phishing sites are currently the world’s most significant cybersecurity threats. Especially now, with the increasing prevalence of file-encrypting viruses, this threat must be taken seriously.

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