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How to avoid Viruses/Spyware/Malware etc

Discussion in 'Windows - Virus and spyware problems' started by tucker001, Sep 21, 2007.

  1. tucker001

    tucker001 Regular member

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    Leo Laporte's Six Rules to Safe Computing

    1. Don’t open email attachments; even if it’s from someone you know. If you do get something from someone you know, make sure that they really sent it to you. Email attachments are the number one way viruses and trojan horses get into your email. You might also want to turn off HTML email in Outlook and other programs. HTML emails are just as dangerous as rogue web sites, and can spread infections just by previewing them.

    2. Don’t click links in email. That link could lead you to a phishing site, or the link may lead you to install malicious software. Copy and paste links into your browser, or type them in by hand instead. Another reason to disable HTML email - the HTML hides the real destination of that seemingly innocuous link.

    3. Don’t download files from places you aren’t absolutely sure are safe. Stick with the well known sites. Teeneagers who use filesharing software like BitTorrent, Azureus, Kazaa, Morpheus, Grokster, and Limewire, often unwittingly download spyware and trojans. If you must, quarantine all downloads then scan them a few days later with an updated anti-virus.

    4. Update your OS regularly! Turn on automatic updates in OS X and Windows. Apply all critical updates immediately. Criminals often create hacks within 24 hours of Microsoft’s patches (these are called zero day exploits), so you need to protect yourself the day the patches appear.

    5. Use a firewall. The best firewall is a hardware router - the kind you use to share an internet connection. Even if they’re not billed as firewalls, they are, and they’re quite effective. I also recommend turning on your operating system’s firewall - even if you have a router - but I don’t recommend third-party software firewalls. They cause more problems than they solve.

    6. Never run as an administrator in any operating system. Administrators have way too many priveleges that malicious people/code can take advantage of. Run as a limited user as much as possible. Windows Vista, Linux, and Mac OSX allow you to run a majority of features, but with some additional safety, as a limited user.

    My added tips

    Dont use ie6 use ie7 and or firefox.

    Use an antivirus I recommend

    NOD32 - www.eset.com

    AVG - www.grisoft.com

    and

    AVG FREE - www.free.grisoft.com

    Use as many antispyware programs as you can find

    Windows Defender - www.microsoft.com/spyware
    Spybot S&D - www.safer-networking.org
    Adaware - www.lavasoft.com

    and use MCAfee site Advisor www.siteadvisor.com

    Please feel free to post your suggestions that I may have forgotten
     
    Last edited: Sep 21, 2007
  2. Krazymale

    Krazymale Regular member

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    Thank you very much tucker001 for the helpful information.
     

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