Here you will be able to find the various tips and tricks which will provide help to protect your device from threats and keep your computer virus free.
Anthony Merseal - Steps to Keep Your Computer Virus Free
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2. These days, we must know the terms related to the
computer virus and protect your device from their threat.
Most of the people ignore and negligee to be aware of
these terms. It will be wise enough to be aware of these
threats before it’s too late. Here are few tips that would
help you to keep your computer virus free.
3. Use a Firewall
Install Anti-Virus Software
and KeepThem up to Date
Don’t Boot from a Floppy
Disk
Stop Downloading Files
From Unknown Source
Careful while Sharing Files
Set up Immediate
Protection
Never Open Unknown email
attachments
4. A firewall is a piece of software or hardware that sits
between your computer and the internet and only allows
certain types of data to cross. For example, a firewall may
allow checking email and browsing the web, but disallow
things likeWindows file sharing.
5. Most of the users install the antivirus and leave them but
the main important factor is to keep the antivirus up to
date so they can perform well.
6. One of the common ways to transmit is through the
Floppies. After their works finish pull them out of the
machine otherwise launching the virus of the floppy will
the device automatically try to boot your device because
of a virus on the disk?
7. It is always recommended to download the files from the
known and trusted sites. It will be safe enough to scan
them with antivirus also before download.
8. We share files with our friendly while sharing files we
unknowingly pass along a virus, Trojan horse, or worm
with the files attached. So, before using pen drives, floppy
etc scan them properly before their use.
9. The antivirus can attack the system any time so it’s always
to recommended to Configure the anti-virus software
automatically on start-up so it can give immediate
protection at all times. Doing this automatically keeps
your devices safe enough.
10. Never open any email attachments that come from
unknown sources. If it is a picture, text or sound file (these
attachments end in the extensions .txt, .jpeg, .gif, .bmp,
.tif, .mp3, .htm, .html, and .avi), you are probably safe, but
still perform a virus scan before opening them.
11. Anthony Merseal is the CIO of First Choice Heating and
Cooling, who provide the greater knowledge through
which you can maintain your computer virus free.