Help to avoid New Malware.cn from entering the computer

I am using Windows Vista operating system with Avast antivirus and my browser is IE 8. I need some help to avoid New Malware.cn from entering the computer. The antivirus helps to delete it when it enters the system. But, I do not know how it gains entry into the computer. I antivirus alerts only after the infection has entered into the system. Please provide some suggestions to this problem as soon as possible.

Inorder to avoid New Malware.cn from entering the computer, I suggest you to avoid downloading pirated softwares. The attackers know that many users search the internet for such pirated softwares. So, they embed the infections along with the pirated softwares. In this way, many unsuspected users fall prey to such an attack. So, when you will be downloading the pirated softwares, you will be actually downloading the infections into the system.

Start the firewall in your system to avoid New Malware.cn from entering the computer as follows:

1. Click on Start
2. Then, go to Control Panel.
3. Click on Security after that.
4. Here, select Turn Windows Firewall on or off.
5. Now, select On.
6. Then, click OK.

You will have to stop accepting file transfers from the unknown users on the web. This will help to avoid New Malware.cn from entering the computer. This is because the attackers make friendship with you sometimes by chatting. After sometime, they will send some file that contains infections, that you will generally accept. You just have to keep away from such users to keep your system protected.

Follow the steps given below to avoid New Malware.cn from entering the computer:

• Go to Start
• Then, go to Control Panel.
• Then, click on System and Maintenance.
• Here, select Windows Updates.
• Select the recommended setting.

This will download latest computer updates for all your installed software, because o which the infections will not be able to harm your system that has a new environment.

Here are some tips that you have to follow to avoid New Malware.cn from entering the computer:

• Keep the database of the antivirus always updated.
• Keep the system protected with strong passwords.
• Beware of social engineering attacks.
• Do not open email attachments from unknown users.