The present days computer viruses and malware infection have taken a more serious and damning dimension such that the need to reduce/curb its effect is considered as a big challenge. In this paper, we propose a framework that we consider more effective model for measuring and evaluating the vulnerability of workstations in an environment to virus attack. This is to reduce or curb the effect of viruses and other malicious programs from attacking documents and programs stored in the computer. The model will also help to prepare the users on how to apply any preventive mechanisms in cases of attacks. The approach here is to use the idea of dependent and independent variables as the bases for establishing the facts. Our model builds on the existing solutions to present the new idea of pre-cautionary measures rather than the post-cautionary one.

susceptibility,payload,virus,Trojan,worm,prophylactic, workstation, malware.