Currently, many dangerous computer viruses circulating around the world. Their development was faster and very complex. They are made with a variety of purposes, for which a fraudulent which is to destroy and damage.
Virus is actually a small program that created for some purposes. They are made with the stealth, growing quickly, capable of blocking and anti-virus application on your computer.
Some steps that you must do to protect your computer from virus attacks:
1. Disable Auto Play function.
In the Window operating system, this feature is used for make it easier for users to play songs on the CD, run the application on the CD automatically when a CD is inserted in the CD / DVD drive.
But this feature is also prone to virus attacks, because this feature will direct and execute the virus to copy it self to hard drive in your computer, especially through media such as removable USB flash drives and portable hard drives.
Steps to disable this feature:
a. Click Start menu - Run
b. Type gpedit.msc
c. On the local computer policy select system
d. Select the Turn off autoplay
e. On Turn Off properties, select the Enable - All Drive
f. Ok.
2. E-mail Attachment.
Do not open e-mail attachments from strangers or people that you do not know. Although the file you want to make to open it. See and look for its extention especially Exe. Bak, files and other executable files and even pdf and jpg.
If you still want to open it, download first, and scan with antivirus program on your computer.
This applies when you install a good antivirus program and update regularly.
3. Do not download the files from werez sites.
Maybe you have to do this. Should leave this habit now.
Because many of the files can be downloaded free of charge by the werez site are modified by viruses and malicious programs.
If you want to get the software and use it on your computer, you should select the original and legal.
4. Using anti-virus program and always updated.
Always install the original and legal antivirus program and make sure you update it regularly.
Some anti-virus program are Norton, Kaspersky, AVG, NOD 32 and much more.
Find information on the forum discussing the forum specifically programs antivirus programs and read testimonials from users.
5. Regurarly update your OS (Operating system)
Always update your Operating system. Windows operating system on the auto update feature is provided. This is the update function to get the patch from the bug found by the operating system developer.
Visit site from the operating system developer to get the latest information about updates and patches for your computer.
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