| There are some simple steps you must take
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| | ALWAYS scan downloaded software.
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| to avoid becoming a victim of computer
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| | Routine MaintenanceMake regular back ups
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| viruses and also stop from spreading
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| | of important dataMake it a habit to back
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| viruses to others. Here are some things
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| | up all of your most important files at
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| that you can and should do.Email Issues
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| | least once a month. Store the back up
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| to watchNever open an E-mail with an
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| | discs in a safe place.Clean any virus
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| attachment you were not expecting.The
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| | worm/trojan off your computerUsing your
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| latest batch of virus programs are often
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| | antivirus software, perform a full system
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| spread by E-mail. Even if your anti-virus
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| | scan of your PC, hopefully it will detect
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| program does not warn you about the
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| | and remove the virus. If a virus was
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| attached file and even if the eMail
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| | detected, restart your computer and run
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| appears to come from someone you know, do
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| | the full scan again. Sometime the virus
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| not open it if you were not expecting it,
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| | will keep reappearing, due to the
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| and if you were expecting it, only open
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| | evolving nature of viruses. Symantec is
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| it AFTER scanning it with your up-to-date
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| | particularly fast at providing removal
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| virus software.Scan ALL incoming email
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| | tools should you ever get a virus or worm
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| attachments (regardless of who sent
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| | infesting your computer.What is a removal
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| it).Be sure to run each attachment you
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| | tool? Well simply put it is a simple
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| plan to open through the anti-virus
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| | software that will scan your computer for
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| check. Do this even if you recognize and
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| | infections, and then remove them from
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| trust the sender; malicious code, like
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| | your machine. You most often need this
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| Trojan horses, can slip into your system
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| | if your machine got infected BEFORE you
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| by appearing to be from a friendly
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| | installed antivirus software.
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| source.
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| | Top Considerations for PC ProtectionAnd
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| Turn off the 'automatic preview' in your
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| | the final and most important two things
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| email program.Automatically previewing an
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| | to do to keep your computer clean and
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| email message has the exact same effect
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| | make sure it does not spread viruses to
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| as opening and reading an email. My of
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| | other computers...Install a FirewallIf
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| the newest internet worms, trojans, and
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| | you use a broadband/high-speed method to
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| viruses simply need to have an email
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| | access the internet, you need to get a
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| message read in order for them to be
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| | firewall. A firewall is a program that
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| activated. Turning off the preview
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| | defends your computer from hackers who
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| feature allows you to scan any email
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| | attempt to gain direct access to your
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| BEFORE you actually read it.
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| | computer over the Internet. There is a
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| Disk Issues to watchDon't boot from a
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| | very good firewall program called
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| floppy disk.Floppies are one of the most
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| | ZoneAlarm that will do the trick if you
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| common ways viruses are transmitted. If
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| | use Windows.Install and use a
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| you are using a floppy while working on
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| | high-quality anti-virus program.This is
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| your computer, remove it when you shut
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| | the key to protecting your computer. Buy
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| the machine off or the computer will
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| | one of the major anti-virus programs -
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| automatically try to boot from the
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| | Norton Anti-Virus, PC-Cillin, or McAfee
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| floppy, perhaps launching any viruses on
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| | Anti-Virus. The primary benefit of the
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| the disk.Web Based IssuesKeep your web
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| | commercial packages is the frequency and
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| browser set to its highest security
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| | ease of updating the virus definition
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| level.Its a pain to get the warning
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| | files that these programs use to detect
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| messages on every other web page you
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| | viruses. With new viruses popping up all
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| visit, but its the best way to protect
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| | the time, unless your protection software
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| yourself - especially if you use
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| | is kept updated, you start to become ever
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| Microsoft Internet Explorer and
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| | more vulnerable to infection.Get
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| Outlook.Don't download programs from the
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| | immediate protection.Configure your
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| Web.Unreliable sources such as Internet
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| | anti-virus software to launch
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| newsgroups or Web sites that you haven't
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| | automatically on start-up and run at all
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| heard of may be willing providers of
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| | times. This will provide you back-up
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| viruses for your computer. Avoid
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| | protection in case you forget to scan an
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| downloading files you can't be sure are
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| | attachment, or decide not to. And in case
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| safe. This includes freeware,
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| | you forget to load up your anti-virus
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| screensavers, games, and any other
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| | software, configuring it to start by
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| executable program - any files with an
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| | itself will ensure you get immediate
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| ".exe" or ".com" extension, such as
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| | protection anyway. The top antivirus
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| "coolgame.exe." Check to see if the site
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| | software programs all do this (but only
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| has anti-virus software running on their
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| | if you have one installed on your
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| side. If you do have to download from the
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| | computer). You do have current antivirus
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| Internet, be sure to scan each program
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| | software installed right?Learn how to
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| before running it. Save all downloads to
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| | remove blackworm virus and how to easily
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| one folder, then run virus checks on
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| | block trojan horses, spyware, computer
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| everything in the folder before using it.
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| | viruses, and other malicious software in
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| Regardless of where you download from,
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| | the future.
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