Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Practicing Using Computers Safely

The best way to protect yourself [er, computer] you from a virus is if you have a connection to the Internet, do not open e-mail attachments from strangers and avoid downloading from sources that are not clear. Opponent wants you to click, double the content of your mailbox. And when you get a file attachment and you do not ask, ask the sender about the contents of attachments and how to use it before it opened.

To tighten security, you need to install a reliable anti-virus scanning software and always download the updates regularly. Major antivirus software vendors, like Symantec, Network Associates, Computer Associates, and Kaspersky Lab, providing regular updates (as the note is Computer Associates InoculateIT antivirus software free of charge). Some vendors also offer regular updates via their company Web sites.

Update on a regular basis is very important. Researchers from the Computer Economics estimates that 30 percent of small businesses are particularly vulnerable to the dangers of viruses and it is because they do not update their antivirus software regularly or they did not install it correctly.

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