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How to Protect Your Computer from Viruses

By: Roberto Beiro


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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. Set your antivirus program to scan for potential viruses each time you open a word-processing document like the ones that get sent through email. Viruses found in word-processing documents are called Macro Viruses.

4. You should only download software from the internet if it is really neccessary. There maybe some great programs available online, but there are also many bad viruses too.

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 transfering from for viruses.

6. If using floppy disks to transfer data make sure to format them before using them for the first time.

7. Don't install any software that hasn't been purchased from a well known and trusted vendor.

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. Probably the most important and neglected method of disaster recovery are periodic backups of all important files found on your computer. Should a virus happen to get through your lines of defense you may need to replace the virus corrupted files with fresh ones that have been kept for such an occasion.

I can't guarantee, if you follow the step that I advise, that you won't get a computer virus, but I can promise you that it will be a less likely occurence by far.

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Roberto Beiro is a dynamic writer on the web. You can find lots of computer advice from him at his website Old boy articles. There are also 100's of articles on other topics including finance advice, and travel advice .



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