How to Prevent Malware from invading Your Computer

Viruses and malwares are the most dreaded programs computer users fear the most. Just a handful of it in your computer, and you could be at risk of losing your most important files and documents. Some are even notorious, they not only crash your operating system – but they’ll also steal your details and have them sent to hackers.

Many computer users, organizations and individuals, who have fallen victim of malware invasion in their computers have suffered losses financially and often times emotionally. While you might not see any sign that your computer has been infected – it’s only safe to learn measures that will help you prevent such occurrence from surfacing.

My article on this blog will be featuring tips that can help you perform transactions online and offline without getting your computer infected with malware.

Use Sophisticated Antivirus Programs

While this sounds obvious, it’s nonetheless a very important thing if you’re after the safety of your machine and the files in it. A computer that is in use and without virus protection is likely to have loads of viruses in it. If your computer does not have an antivirus program, you should either download one from the internet today or go to the nearest computer store to you to purchase one.

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While installing an antivirus program is very important, updating it frequently is the utmost thing. You should always keep your antivirus program updated so that it is able to combat the latest form of viruses that can possibly be on the internet.

Scan Files before Downloading

Do you download files from portable storage devices or directly from the internet? Viruses and malwares are everywhere and could have infected the file you’re downloading into your computer. By scanning an file – either music, videos, images or documents, you are assured that it is free from virus infection before you go ahead to download it in your computer.

Most times, attachments from emails can also contain malwares and viruses. Email service providers like Google’s Gmail helps you to scan your attachments before you download them, but that does not stop you from scanning attachments with your own antivirus program.
An antivirus program that is out of date might not be able to tell you whether or not an attachment is infected with malwares and viruses, so ensure your antivirus is up to date always.

Don’t Visit Websites You Don’t Trust

Apart from doing the two things mentioned above, it is also a very important thing to always make sure you only visit websites you fully trust. Using your computer to visit questionable websites on the internet will ultimately cause you to have virus infection and getting them out might be a bit hard.

And if you’re going to release your details to a website on the internet, especially your credit card details – you should always make sure you check for the Verisign logo. Only websites bearing this logo can guarantee you that your information is always safe with them.

Conclusion

While using a computer is a very pleasurable experience, some circumstances might turn that experience to a bad one – the leader being virus infection. Use the tips I’ve just shared with you to ensure you’re always safe when using a computer.