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Protect Your Computer From Viruses And Unexpected Slowdown
Your computer contains confidential data and you possibly run your
business through your system. You requirement is a fast and secure
computer. You need to protect your computer or network from viruses, worms and trojan horses so that you don't have to waste
time formatting and reformatting the drive or trying to recover lost
data.
There are four types of viruses, malware and spyware you need to
protect your computer from:
- Trojan Horses: Including keyloggers and backdoors, which open up
your PC to attackers control or use your PC to send spam emails.
- Worms: Bagle & others are worm viruses which usually arrive as an
email attachment. Worms can destroy all your saved data.
- Dialers: Change the dial-in number of your modem connection to
premium rate numbers causing high phone bills.
- Spyware: Adware and HiJackers continuously show annoying popup ads
and spy your private data as well.
To protect your computer from all of theses ...
... and maintain speed,
security and reliability of your computer take the following steps:
1. Use an antivirus program that can Repair invalid registry entries,
Blocks irritating IP Ads, Manages StartUp Programs and has ANTIVIRUS,
ANTISPYWARE, FIREWALL and ANTISPAM modules. Obtain updates to the
antivirus signature files on a regular basis.
2. Check all downloaded programs for viruses, worms, or trojan horses.
3. Never open an e-mail attachment unless you are expecting it and it
is from a trusted source. Scan for viruses in all e-mail attachments
you intend to open.
4.If the antivirus program flags an e-mail attachment is infected,
delete the attachment immediately.
5. Back up your files regularly. Scan the backup program before
backing up disks and files to ensure the backup program is virus free.
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