Prevent Computer Virus Infection

A computer virus is a software program which is able to replicate itself and spread from one infected computer to another or cause your computers firewall to be compromised and open to attackers. The infected objects can be system, program or document files. After infecting your computer, it might slow it down, damage the contents of the infected files, mislay the data or defect your computer systems normal operation. Get started now to learn these 3 common ways that your computer may get infected by viruses.

Steps

  1. Don't open unknown attachments in emails or do a virus scan after opening them. (If you get an email from a person that contains one or more viruses, the viruses may infect files in the computer. The viruses might also send emails to people from your email address book or email folders automatically).
  2. Download files only from trusted sites. If you download a program or a data file from the Internet or other shared networks, viruses might be transferred to your computer. Sometimes the free software programs on the Internet have viruses especially if you are downloading from sources such as Torrent or Usenet newsgroups.
  3. Remember to do a virus scan for them after peripheral devices are connected to your computer. The devices such as MP3 players, USB thumb drives, memory cards or CD drives are also means of spreading viruses. Do not forget to keep your Anti virus software up to date as an outdated anti virus definition can be as bad as no anti virus software

Tips

  • Some game cracks and key gens can contain Trojans so beware.
  • A Virus Guard never hurts,so get one soon and make sure to update it.
  • Avoid downloading attachments with the suffix .exe on the end. These are executable files, which are often used to send viruses, worms and Trojan horses.
  • Use a Malware and Ad-ware Scanner.

Warnings

  • Do not insert any anonymous pen drive into your computer as it may contain a virus (for example a shortcut virus; which duplicates itself in a second and self propagates over a network)
  • Don not at any time disable your anti virus software, if you do not know what you are doing at the time.

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