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Think again. Visit this article from Computer World. Users are warned to scan virgin systems for malware before connecting them to the Internet as advised by Kaspersky Labs Researchers.

To ensure that a new PC is malware-free, Schouwenberg recommended that before users connect the machine to the Internet, they install security software, update it by retrieving the latest definition file on another computer and transferring that update to the new system, then running a full antivirus scan.

"That's the best course of action, even though it sounds like a lot of work," said Schouwenberg.