10 tips to protect your computer from viruses (beginners)
Ten useful recommendations, useful tips to set up your computer for the best security. Information is precious, learn to keep it safe, at home and at work.
- Make & spend some time learning to protect your system and information.
- Buy and use an antivirus. Chose an best antivirus application. Check Mark, AV-Test.org and TuV are the most respected antivirus software testers.
- Buy an firewall solution & use firewalls that can control and filter Internet traffic.
- Do not open e-maills that are coming from untrusted sources. Many viruses can spread over your e-mail messages, do not hesitate to ask sender confirmation if you have doubts about the email.
- Do not open attachments with suspect subjects. If you wish to open the first save them into the hdd drive and scan them with an updated antivirus software.
- Delete any unwanted message or of the chain. Do not send them further and do not answer to them. This kind of message is classified as spam, because is unwanted.
- Avoid installing on the desktop services and applications that are not required in the operations of day to day, such as the transfer of files and sharing files, desktop and server of remote ones. These programs are potential risks and should not be installed only if absolutely necessary.
- Update your system and applications from your computer often. Some Operating Systems can be set up to update automatically. Failing to update system for most of the times will leave window of vulnerability for threats already existing.
- Do not copy or install a file from unknown sources or in which you do not trust. Check the source and scan them with an antivirus software.
- Make often security copies of your personal information ( emails, documents, pictures, videos ). Put those copies over cd`s and dvd`s.
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