Tips to Avoid PCViruses & Malware

Protect Your ComputerViruses, Trojans, and worms are all threats to your computer system.

There are three main types: spyware, scareware, and adware.

Spyware can be key loggers or monitor programs which steal your information and send it over the Internet. Scareware, or crimeware, often appears as a fake antivirus alert, holding your system hostage

until you pay or remove it. Adware installs unsolicited advertising on your computer.

Raise Your ShieldsThere are a number of ways you can protect your computer from the various viruses and malware that wants to attack and destroy your computer. The following tips will help you be proactive and prevent

viruses and malware from getting on your computer.

Backup YourFiles

Do this on a regular basis to an external hard drive, the cloud, or even better – both.Will this protect you from a virus? No, but someday, sometime there will be a hard drive thatgoes bad or needs reformat, a folder which gets deleted or corrupted, and you’ll wish you had

been backing up those files.

#1

Consistently Run & UpdateAntivirus Programs

Use programs such as Microsoft Security Essentials, Malwarebytes, or Super AntiSpyware. These can help detect or catch viruses before they cause harm.

#2

Don’t Open Email From People You Don’t Know

They will often contain malicious links or attachments which will infect your computer. Seems obvious, but we often act fast and do the wrong thing. Also, if your friend’s computer

is infected, it will probably find your email in the computer’s address book, and send out a malicious email to you. So if you get strange email attachments from a friend, scan the attachments with your

antivirus program before even thinking about opening.

#3

Turn Off HTMLIn Your Emails

Only allow trusted sources to automatically display HTML content. A malware script could run automatically if your email opens in HTML view. This is why most email clients will ask you if

you want to display images or links from a sender.

#4

Beware of Scams &Phishing Attacks

These attacks can hide behind Facebook notifications, your bank, and just recently from Apple.They ask you to a follow a link and verify your password and personal information.

Now that the scammers have ‘phished’ your information, they can log into your accounts. Ask Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities what might happen next!

#5

Beware of Fake Play orDownload Buttons

Users are fooled into clicking on them and downloading something completely unrelated. You’ve likely seen this numerous times on popular or viral videos and music, stating that you need this

download in order to play the file. Another issue is when you do a search for a popular program or utility, Google brings you the results, and the top rated site is a malware site. You download the

software and it also loads unwanted programs. Pay attention when installing programs and what you agree to. Often times this optional software has unwelcome toolbar, pop-ups, and search.

#6

Always ScanExternal Drives

Your friend who gave you the drive may not know that they have malware,And you’ll end up doing both yourselves a favor.

#7

Don’t Download fromPopular Torrent Sites

Not saying anything about piracy, just telling you not to do it because the comment systemson torrents are usually full of reports on fake files and viruses.

#8

Don’t Fall forthe Pop-Ups

Sometimes you visit a website, or are redirected to a website that tells you that your computer is infected or that that computer is not running optimally. They usually ask you to install a tool to scan your computer, and of course they find issues which only their software can remove. Next they are

asking for your credit card, to charge you for removing the malware you just installed.

#9

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