Sunday, 4 January 2015

How to prevent your computer from Viruses

What is Computer virus ?
Computer virus is actually a set of code which can make multiple copies of itself and can destroy your data or make your hard drive corrupt.

How to prevent your computer from viruses?
There are many causes which leads the entry of a virus into your computer.In this article i will tell you how you can avoid these causes and how you can prevent your computer from the entry of any virus.
So just understand the following steps carefully.

Steps for making your computer more secure :
Following steps will help you to make your computer more secure:

  • Antivirus:
    Antivirus is the best source to stop worms and viruses to enter your computer.There are many antivirus softwares which allows you to surf there features without any cost.But they are not very good in stopping worms and viruses,as they are free for a reason.Always buy a premium subscription of any antivirus to have full security enabled.
  • Firewall:
    Firewall acts as a wall to protect your system from any unauthorized access.This is a great way to get your computer safe from any Remotely access viruses.So always enable firewall to protect your system from any unauthorized activity.
  • Pop Up Blockers:
    Almost every browser have a pop up blocker feature in it, with which you can block extra pop ups to open.This will help in making your system secure as many advertiser have pop up ads which also have malicious files.So when a pop up open,it automatically download that malicious file and your computer will be infected.
  • Security Updates:
    Many people made this mistake and don't install microsoft's security updates.Microsoft keeps its security updated and help his users to increase their security as well.So always keep your computer updated.
  • Trusted Supplier:
    Never download any file which is not from any trusted publisher.Also check that the website from which you are downloading any file has secure server and have any security software or not.This is a major factor that can prevent your computer from any worm.
  • Executable files:
    Always scan every downloaded executable file before opening,because many of these files have worms binded to them.When a user execute that file,worm also execute itself.

    Result:
    The result is that always use trusted applications and keep your computer updated.Also buy premium subscriptions in order to make your computer protected.

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