12 Tips To Keep Computer Virus Free

Your computer is infected with the virus? Do you often mysterious error messages? Well this is a common problem in almost all computer users worldwide. There are many viruses and worms out there that could infect your computer. Some are harmless, but they have the ability to make a series of nasty things, up to and including erasing all data on your computer. However, there are ways to keep viruses away from your PC. Here are 12 tips for maintaining a virus free computer.

1. Email is one of the most common ways your computer can catch a virus. So it is always advisable to stay away from spam. Only open e-mail that came from a trusted source, such as from your contacts list. If you use your own host private e-mail (outside of gmail, yahoo, hotmail, etc.), it is strongly recommended to use a good anti-spam software. And finally, NEVER click on a link in the emails that come from untrusted sources.

2. USB / USB is another common way by which the virus spread rapidly. It is always a good habit to scan for viruses before copying the data on your computer. NEVER double-click to open the pen drive. Instead right click and select "Open." This is a sure way to open a USB key.

3. Avoid the use of MS Outlook. Outlook is more susceptible to worms than other email programs, if you do not have effective anti-virus programs running. Use the Pegasus or Thunderbird (Mozilla) or a web-based program, such as Hotmail or Yahoo (Firefox).

4. As we all know, Internet is the most important of all malware, including viruses, worms, trojans, etc. Internet itself contributes to the virus infects up to 80%. So here are some tips for safe surfing habits in order to combat the virus, to the extent possible.

Do not click on popups that announce a sudden catastrophe in your city or announce that it has won an award program. They are the means to deceive Internet users should never trust them.

You can also use a pop-up to automatically block pop-ups.

5. Most of us use search engines like Google to find what we seek. It is quite obvious, malicious web site to get listed in search results. In order to avoid visiting untrusted Web sites, you can download and install AVG LinkScanner, which is freeware. This tool can be very useful and help you to stay away from malicious Web sites.

6. Install a good antivirus program and keep it updated. Also perform full system scan regularly. It is strongly recommended to disable the automatic update. This is the essential task is to protect your PC against Viru. If PC security is your first chance, so it is recommended that you switch to a shareware antivirus software on free. Most antivirus supports the Auto-Protect provides real-time security for your PC. Make sure this function is activated.

7. Install a good antispyware program, which works against malware and spyware on the Internet.

8. Never open attachments from untrusted sources. If it is an image file, text or sound (these attachments end in extensions. Txt,. Jpeg,. Gif,. Bmp,. Tif. Mp3,. Htm,. Html and. Avi ), you're probably, but still do a scan before opening.

9. Do not use discs that others have given you, even at work. The disk may be infected by a virus. Sure, you can run a virus scan on the first check.

10. Configure your Windows Update to automatically download patches and upgrades. This will allow your computer to automatically download updates for both operating systems and Internet Explorer. These updates fix security holes in both pieces of software.

11. When downloading files from untrusted sites / sources such as torrents, warez, etc. Make sure you are using a virus scanner before executing them.

12. And finally, you should not visit websites that offer illegal / unwanted animals, such as cracks, serials, warez, etc, contributing significantly to the spread of viruses and other malware.

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