The explosion of Internet use has resulted in the very real threat of viruses that can attack the unwary user. Viruses come in many forms - installers, Trojan horses and towards which may affect the performance of your computer and your privacy seriously. Virus affect the computer by corrupting programs or reproducing themselves and denying resources to legitimate programs. Usually, Trojans come disguised as something desirable and is enabled when you try to open or their execution. To and from Trojan horses may themselves send to people in your address book in emails, without your knowledge.
Even if the threat posed by the virus is severe, a few precautions taken in time can help you to protect and disinfect your computer from viruses.
1 Navigate with caution - most viruses enter your computer a clicking on pop ups or other links to Web sites is not trustworthy. Do not follow the links or click on pop ups that could install a virus on your computer.
2. Open e-mails carefully - sometimes, even if the subject is harmless, e-mails may contain links that lead to a virus in your computer. If the email is not a reliable source, treat with caution.
3 Open attachments with care - the attachment email urges you open may contain a virus! Make sure you that your mail Manager allows you to preview the file type (.exe, .com, .vbt in attachments are probably viruses.) Same thing for the screen saver programs coming you not asked).
4 Installing downloaded programs - programs downloaded from the Internet can pose a serious threat to your computer. Make sure the program that you downloaded is a trusted site, or has a certificate issued by a trusted certification authority.
5 Firewall - there are several available software firewall that allow you to prevent the unauthorized access to your computer could be introduced by an infected system.
6 Anti-virus - a good package antiviru residing in your computer can be the best protection, you may have against viruses. Choose an antiviru package which can defend complete against viruses.
7 Analysis of regular Virus - the mere presence of antivirus software on your computer is not enough. Scan your computer for viruses must be on a regular basis to locate and isolate the virus.
8. Update of the Anti-Virus - it is very important to update the program antiviru itself periodically. New viruses are introduced every day and manufacturers of software antiviru updated virus database and program antiviru regularly capabilities.
9. Update windows and all other software - don't forget to update the system of exploitation and other software regularly because they are often corrected for addressing security weaknesses and vulnerabilities.
10 Removable - as removable media floppy disks and USB drives are an important factor in facilitating spread of the virus. Use only devices of trust on your computer.
Ms. Pinky is a specialist of computer support for more than 25 years. At a Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, research on MS in systems engineering.
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