How to Protect your PC from Viruses

In today’s world, everyone is using Internet. They are downloading and exchanging files without knowing that the things they are downloading are from the safe site (trustworthy). Everybody has to be careful about using the Internet, if you are not careful your computer can end up with the nasty viruses that makes your corrupted, crashes your computer, or most of the all, destroys your operating system, that is too annoying.

There are few basic rules that you must use to protect your pc from viruses. Here I am going to discuss the rules one-by-one.

Install an Antivirus Program: Installing an antivirus and keeping it up to date will help you a lot to protect your computer from viruses. It scans for viruses into your whole operating system’s files, if they found any file corrupted or containing any type of malware, it will delete them.

Use a firewall: A firewall can alert you from suspicious activities like if a virus or worm attempts to connect in your computer. It can also block viruses, Trojans and hackers from attempting to download harmful programs to your computer. 

Don’t open email attachments unless you’re expecting them: Many viruses are attached with the email messages and will spread as soon as you open the attachments. So it is best not to open any attachment unless knowing who is sending this file and why?

Keep your system updated: Microsoft releases security updates that can help you to protect your computer, so that make sure that you have “turned on” the setting of Automatically Updates Microsoft Security in settings. 

Browser’s privacy settings: Don’t allow your web browser to automatically run programs, such as MS Word or other programs through the email program. Set your browser setting to launch the WordPad or Notepad instead.

It is also necessary to being aware about how the unsecured websites can use your private information and they might be used against fraud and identity theft. It can be protected if you are using Internet Explorer, you can adjust your settings or restore the default settings.

If you follow these steps your computer will be safe from viruses and malware. And if there are no viruses in your pc then obviously your computer will work faster and have a long life then the other’s computer. 

Kritika Adlakha is an experienced technical content writer. She is working with Live PC Geeks and likes to write unique and informative articles on latest technology and apps. In this article, she discusses about the “How to Protect your PC from Viruses”. Keep in touch with her to know more tips and tricks about Windows and Antivirus Security Issues.

Few Steps to Virus proof your computer

There’s no wonder that electronic pests like viruses, worms and Trojans are viewed as threats on global scale. And according to the Microsoft’s news there is reward for tracking writers of malicious codes, Isn’t shocking that we have moved to an age where cyber attacks are equally scary as a nuclear threat? No one can stop hackers from hacking the systems or in technical way not any antivirus can defend you from malicious files, they will prompt up a notification for viruses but hackers can send you the Trojans through the emails or any other ways. 

Keeping your computer virus-free doesn't have to be a huge or complicated thing. Just read this article you will found it very easy and interesting. And you have to this again and again after the short period of time (3 Months).

Set your browser and e-mail security

Today’s most common web Browser and Email clients- Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Outlook etc. are configured by default to be secure. But if someone else had used your PC in past days or if you have idly dig to the configuration menus, you may be automatically viruses without knowing it. All the above programs contain features that automatically download and run software on the Windows OS, including viruses.

Internet Explorer is easy to fix. Select the Tools menu and click on the Internet Options, a dialogue box will appear. Click the tab labeled security then click the button marked Default Level. This will ensure that your browser won’t download or install any programs from web pages.

The virus attachments in your email are easier to spot, follow About.com’s simple instructions to set your computer to display file extensions. Now figure out the files that are having the wrong extensions like- “report.doc.exe," delete all these types of files from your computer.

Get Microsoft’s security updates

Most viruses take the advantage of security holes in the Windows OS. Microsoft has set up an automated upgrade site at Microsoft.com/protect that will guide you how to get the updates and how to use them, read the instruction that are given in the site.

Always make your Microsoft’s Security up to date (use new security).

Check for Spyware

Spyware programs i.e., Trojans are not built to spy on you but to serve you targeted ads as you work. But some Trojans can filch personal information or set up remote access to your PC for spammers or crooks. No one anti-spyware program can catches them all, but a combination of Ad-aware and Spy-bot Search & Destroy can make it easy.

That’s it, you’re done, these steps won’t make your computer 100% attack-proof, but they will protect you from most of the annoying infections.

Kritika Adlakha is an experienced technical content writer. She is working with Live PC Geeks and likes to write unique and informative articles on latest technology and apps. In this article she discusses the Few Steps to Virus proof your computer. Keep in touch with her to know more tips and tricks about data recovery antivirus removal services.