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       TIPS TO MAINTAIN A VIRUSFREE COMPUTER
       By: eba95 Date: August 9, 2010, 3:39 am
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       1. Email is one of the common ways
       by which your computer can catch a
       virus. So it is always recommended
       to stay away from SPAM. Open only
       those emails that has it’s origin from
       a trusted source such as those which
       comes from your contact list. If you
       are using your own private email
       host (other than gmail, yahoo,
       hotmail etc.) then it is highly
       recommended that you use a good
       anti-spam software. And finally
       NEVER click on any links in the
       emails that comes from untrusted
       sources.
       2. USB thumb/pen drives is another
       common way by which viruses
       spread rapidly. So it is always a good
       habit to perform a virus scan before
       copying any data onto your
       computer. NEVER double-click the
       pen drive to open it. Instead right-
       click on it and select the option
       “ open”. This is a safe way to open a
       pen drive.
       3. Be careful about using MS Outlook.
       Outlook is more susceptible to
       worms than other e-mail programs,
       unless you have efficient Anti-Virus
       programs running. Use Pegasus or
       Thunderbird (by Mozilla), or a web-
       based program such as Hotmail or
       Yahoo (In Firefox).
       4. As we all know, Internet is the
       main source of all the malicious
       programs including viruses, worms,
       trojans etc. In fact Internet
       contributes to virus infection by up
       to 80%. So here are the tips for safe
       surfing habits so that you can ward
       off virus infection up to the
       maximum extent.
       Don’t click on pop-up windows that
       announce a sudden disaster in your
       city or announce that you ’ve won an
       hourly prize. They are the ways to
       mislead Internet users and you
       should never trust them.
       You can also use a pop-up blocker to
       automatically block those pop-ups.
       5. Most of us use search engines like
       Google to find what we are looking
       for. It is quite obvious for a
       malicious website to get listed in the
       search results. So to avoid visiting
       those untrusted malicious websites,
       you can download and install the
       AVG LinkScanner which is a
       freeware. This tool can become very
       handy and will help you to stay
       away from malicious websites.
       6. Install a good antivirus software
       and keep it updated. Also perform
       full system scan periodically. It is
       highly recommended that you turn
       on the automatic update feature.
       This is the most essential task to
       protect your PC from virues. If PC
       security is your first option then it
       is recommended that you go for a
       shareware antivirus software over
       the free ones. Most of the antivirus
       supports the Auto-Protect feature
       that provides realtime security for
       your PC. Make sure that this feature is
       turned on.
       7. Install a good Antispyware
       program, that operates against
       Internet malware and spyware.
       8. Never open any email
       attachments that come from
       untrusted sources. If it is a picture,
       text or sound file (these attachments
       end in the
       extensions .txt, .jpeg, .gif, .bmp, .tif, .mp3, .htm, .html,
       and .avi), you are probably safe, but
       still do a scan before opening.
       9. Do not use disks that other people
       gave you, even from work. The disk
       could be infected with a virus. Of
       course, you can run a virus scan on it
       first to check it out.
       10. Set up your Windows Update to
       automatically download patches and
       upgrades. This will allow your
       computer to automatically
       download any updates to both the
       operating system and Internet
       Explorer. These updates fix security
       holes in both pieces of software.
       11. While you download files from
       untrusted websites/sources such as
       torrents, warez etc. make sure that
       you run a virus scan before
       executing them.
       12. And finally it is recommended
       not to visit the websites that feature
       illegal/unwanted stuffs such as
       cracks, serials, warez etc. since
       they contribute much in spreading
       of viruses and other malicious
       programs.
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