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10 Ways To Avoid A Computer Virus

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As the amount of people using computers at school, home,collage or in the office it's not long before they get a computer virus. Here are our top 10 ways to protect you from computer viruses.
1,Use a good quality anti-virus program. There are lots of different anti-virus computer programs on the market some of them are better than others. Look to reputable computer magazines or websites for ratings to help you find the one that suits you best.
2,Always use your anti-virus software. Make sure your anti-virus software is always turned on and scanning, incoming and outgoing email messages, and any software programs you run.
3,Keep your antivirus programs up to date. Most programs come with a yearly subscription make sure you take advantage of the updates. More advanced programs allow you to schedule updates or full system scans at more convenient times (ie in the middle of the night).
4,Keep your computer up to date. From time to time operating systems fall victim to security holes or issue updates. Make sure you check periodically to make sure you are running stable up to date versions of your software.
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... 5,If you use floppy disks or USB drives on public computers like your collage computers,Kinko's,cyber cafe's or even digital photo printing store make sure you scan them forviruses. Public computers are notorious for not being up to date and properly protected.
6,Backup your data regularly. Most windows computer users keep their documents in the "My documents" folder. This makes it easy to back up all of your important documents. Make weekly or monthly copies to CD or USB drives.
7,Be wary of emails. Treat any email attachment as potentially dangerous. Never open attachments from people you weren't expecting. Also be careful of attachments from people you know but weren't expecting. Many computer viruses replicate themselves by reading the contacts from an infected computer.
8,Use downloaded freeware and shareware files or software with caution. Try to download them from popular reputable sources that scan the programs before they are uploaded. To make sure you are safe scan the program before you install it on your computer.
9,Use text email if possible. While HTML email is prettier and allows you more control over formatting it also can carry computer viruses. If you use text based email the only way to get a virus is by opening an attachment.
10,Be wary of links in IM or instant messaging software. Don't accept invitations from people you don't know and never click a link from someone you don't trust, they can easily redirect you to another website that will try to install a virus on your computer system.
David is the owner of the computer website www.discount-notebooks.net,starting off as an engineer ,transfering through to salesman then onto computer technology.

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