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How To Secure Your PC, Software And Data

The role of the personal computer has edition, which comes free. However, if
taken a whole new meaning ever since the your data security needs are critical,
introduction of the Internet. There are then you must consider investing in a
scores of Internet surfers who use the 100% hack-proof firewall.
Internet from shopping to banking to 4. Hackers mostly employ Active-X and
investing and much more and the Internet JavaScript for planting malicious
today, is a buzzing, throbbing center of programs into computers. Also, cookies
activity. But there's some bad news - the are regularly planted on your computer to
Internet is also swarming with quite a track your browsing preferences - but
few elements from the dark side - and cookies are relatively harmless. To stay
they are called hackers and phishers. away from malicious programs, you need to
Hackers try to break into your computer tweak your web browser's security
to steal or corrupt your important data, settings - Set your security setting for
while phishers try to obtain your the "Internet zone" to High, and for your
personal identification using dubious "trusted sites zone" to Medium-Low.
methods. You have no choice but to 5. Now, you need virus protection and
protect your computer from these elements therefore, need to install anti-virus
and here a few, easy, cost-effective software. AVG anti-virus is free software
steps you must take to make your computer that is updated regularly and you can
almost as secure as Fort Knox: download a personal edition by visiting
1. Take a backup of important data its developer's website
regularly - preferably, daily. Buy 6. Never ever open mail attachments that
another hard drive for the backup, but do come from unknown sources. They are sure
not permanently plug it into your to contain a virus or a Trojan. Also,
computer. The idea is to keep your never run a program located at an unknown
backups away from your computer just in origin, on a website that does not have a
case it is hacked into. security certificate - such programs will
2. Always update your operating system. plant a Trojan on your system.
All developers of operating systems 8. The Windows operating system is set to
(Windows, Apple OS and Linux) regularly "hide file extensions for known file
release patches and updates when they types". Turning off this option will help
discover holes in their programs. So, you see files with unusual extensions -
remember to keep the "automatic update" which, in all probability, will be
feature on always. Microsoft Tip: Windows viruses/Trojans/Keyloggers.
users can go to and download the latest 9. When you are working offline,
updates. disconnect your computer from the local
3. Your web browser (Internet Explorer, area network. That way, a hacker will not
Opera, Mozilla Firefox, etc.) too must be be able to attack your computer.
updated for the same reasons stated 10. Build a boot disk just in case a
above. All you have to do is visit the malicious program crashes your system.
browser developer's homepage and download 11. Finally, you need to install an
the latest version or update. If you are anti-spyware program. Ad-Aware SE
using the Microsoft Office Suite, then Personal is an award-winning tool that
you must make it a point to visit and can help you detect and eliminate spyware
update it, as this software suite is a effectively.
hacker's favorite. These are the basic steps required to
4. Next, install a firewall on your secure your computer. Always remember to
computer. A firewall turns your computer keep your anti-virus, anti-spyware and
invisible on the Internet and hackers, firewall programs up-to-date. So, use our
phishers, virus/Trojan developers, guide and turn your computer into a
malware and adware cannot break into it. virtual Fort Knox. Good Luck!
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