Ways to avoid malware from internet

[Aniela]

I am fed up from malwares which are affecting my systems everyday. I use internet security antivirus but the same is not so effective. here may be a series of signals that indicate the presence of malware on your computer. Things to consider include, the computer takes a long time to boot, shut down or run programs. This may be due to other unauthorized software has been configured to run at this time. I need some help to protect my system from that.

[Amie]

Current viruses use the e-mail, P2P networks, instant messaging programs and websites as the main means of propagation. here are some tips to avoid that. do not download files from sites of questionable reputation. Download software updates only from trusted sites. In the case of Microsoft product updates, for example, they are reported only on the second Tuesday of each month (with very rare exceptions in case of emergency). This latter provides updates that we make. When possible it is advisable to leave it to the automatic updates of each product.

[HiSpeed]

Do not rely on emails with attachments and programs much less if it claims to be an update of a particular product. The companies never send attachments with updates, only report it.Avoid illegal software (like warez) since they often contain trojans, keyloggers, etc. If you want to use free or free programs can use OpenSource solutions. It is no longer sufficient delete emails from strangers or not we requested, as this form of prevention is easily circumvented by any virus present. So we must resort to be protected with a proactive antivirus capabilities allow us to detect a malicious program if it is downloaded from an email. This also applies to any other type of discharge.

[BiGMaCHiNe]

When receiving attachments, pay special attention to extensions of them. If a file has double extension is advisable to delete it directly, since there is a high probability that it is a malicious file. If you receive files or download links (not expected) by messaging programs, it is good practice to ask our party if he has sent this link, as is common for infected systems providing these links to auto-download and continue its spread. If you download files from P2P networks is essential to do so with an updated antivirus and nothing says that what we are downloading is what it says. To this we add that if you get used to download files frequently would visit it on a computer just for this purpose and that our non-sensitive data stored on it.

[Connect_Me]

Use the operating system with a user with only the privileges required for the implementation of the programs used. It is common to use Administrator to perform any task. This is not necessary in most cases and only increases the level of damage in case of infection. Attention should be paid when sailing to prevent entry to dangerous sites and avoid running programs that "auto-offer" download, as is common to see malicious programs that pretend to be security and Antivirus solutions. These recommendations, mostly easy to follow, will avoid many headaches and allow us to use our systems more secure.