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Tips For Virus Prevention
1. It is crucial that you always perform a scan on every
piece of software or documents that you download from the internet before
you perform the installation. The reason why is because most applications that you download have a good chance of containing infections.
2. Any unknown or suspicious emails with attachments should
be avoided and deleted immediately to avoid an infection.
3. Performing regular scans on your pc is highly
recommended which will help prevent any
infections from damaging your operating system.
4. Always be sure to update your virus removal program to stay up to
date with the latest signatures as new infections are being
created every day. This is essential as your removal tool will not
be able to detect new threats without updates.
5. Make sure that your security levels in
internet explorer are at their default or normal levels. This
will help to stop backdoor installations taking place
while you surf the web.
6. Avoid browsing unknown or harmful websites as they can
trigger installations as you view them.
7. It is very important to take caution when exchanging files or disks between
different computers as this is another way for viruses to spread easily.
It is recommended to write protect your floppy disk to avoid
problems.
8. Watch out for unknown toolbars or files that appear on your
desktop. You should immediately delete them as they may have been downloaded without your
awareness and may contain an infection.
9. Back up any important data on
your hard drive as some viruses are programmed to destroy as
many files and folders as they can when they are in action..
10. Avoid opening strange or unknown executable files as they are usually have embedded
adware in them which load into system memory upon execution.
11. Watch out for common symptoms related to severe
declinations in system speed, formation of pop ups and occurrences
of unknown console windows as this could indicate that you are
infected.
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