Protect Your PC from Viruses, Worms & TrojansWritten by Mike Burstein
Each of items in checklist below is part of a broad and easy to implement security policy. If you create a similar program, you can protect yourself and your PC from numerous threats to your security and privacy. 1. Install all windows security patches for your operating system from Microsoft Update site - it's free! All that's required to keep your operating system up to date is an Internet connection. 2. Install and configure a firewall - either a hardware or software based firewall is a must! If you are using a router, it probably has firewall capabilities included. Software firewalls are available at minimal cost; one of best is free! 3. Install and configure antivirus software - cost is minimal, there are even free versions available - protection is priceless! Update it daily - scan your drives weekly - it can all be automated with most programs.
| | Help Keep the Computers on Earth Clean and HealthyWritten by Jesse S. Somer
“Aaaaaahhhhhh! I’ve been invaded by a virus!” Getting a virus means getting sick and no one in their right mind wants to be ill. Well, now that computers have become our close friends, it’s a shock to learn that foreign bodies too can invade them with malicious intent. No, your computer doesn’t get a runny nose or diarrhea. This is a sickness that stops your friend from functioning properly, sick in bed, incapacitated.Well in Nature viruses occur from a power outside of our control. But, with computers it’s different, humans, mean or ignorant humans are creating these viruses. Why? Usually these are disgruntled people who want to wreak some havoc on others or companies that they feel have done wrong to them. In any case we have to be in know and prepared to deal with these debilitating scourges. There are many ways to approach protection of your computer. First of all there’s step of awareness. Be aware of how viruses are transmitted. You can catch them from a disc but in most cases it is through your email system. Check your email carefully. Be very wary of anything that has an attachment. Check whom it’s from and look at title of mail, is it something you were expecting? Even if it’s from someone you know, be careful as their computer could be infected and virus being transmitted without their knowledge. Next, read cover message, you can’t catch disease without actually opening message. Look at name of attachment; remember viruses are written to entice you. Beware of free offers and generally anything from people you don’t know, as well as messages that sound irrelevant to your contact’s usual style. Delete them straight away. Delete, delete, delete. This will ensure you of a lower risk of infection. You can even send message back to sender without opening it to make sure it is valid.
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