Protect Your Computer from Viruses-Using Anti Virus
If you are the type of person that likes to download lots of files of the internet, you could be pushing your luck when it comes to getting a computer virus. If this is the case, I'll assert that you have little understanding of just how vulnerable you are to getting infected. This article is my way of helping you avoid the dreaded infestations.Listed below are some of the guidelines you can follow in order to keep those nasty viruses from making a mess out of your computer and your life.
1. Get yourself some antivirus software from a respected company such as Norton Antivirus software. You should set it up to run automatically every time you turn your computer on.
2. Make sure to keep your antivirus software up to date by either using the automatic update feature that many come with or make it a habit to manually check at least once or twice a week for updates on your own.
3. The antivirus software can also scan for Macro Viruses. This type of virus is usually hidden in word processing documents that you may receive in an email.
4. Downloading software from the internet should not be done too often. It is very easy to get infected this way, even though there may be lots of great programs available This is very risky.
5. There are many ways to swap data between two different computers. I don't recommend you do this unless it is unavoidable, and even then you must scan the storage device you are transferring from for viruses.
6. When transferring data using a floppy disc, the disc must be formatted first.
7. Only use trusted vendors when you are buying new software for your computer.
8. Never install software that is pirated. This is not only illegal but also a great way to get infected with a virus.
9. Before you open and install a program you have downloaded of the internet, ALWAYS scan them for computer viruses.
10. One very important task is to back your computer files regularly. This will ensure that if, after all your prevention measures, you do still catch a virus it can be removed, and the lost files can be replaced with the ones that were saved.Finally, it is not guaranteed that if you follow the above steps that you will not be the victim of a computer virus, but you can sure bet that if followed you will greatly reduce the chance of being an unsuspecting recipient of such an unwanted program.
