User alerts in an anti computer virus system

摘要

An anti computer virus program uses a library of virus drivers that includes an indication of whether a particular virus can cause irreparable damage and data indicating enhanced user warnings and actions that might be associated with such viruses. If a detected computer virus is one that can cause irreparable damage, then an enhanced user warning ( 16 ) is issued indicating this to the user and a notification ( 28 ) of the possibility of such corruption is added into the repaired computer file. The notification may take the form of an electronically signed ( 30 ) banner message or the like.