Effective Ways of Keeping Your Computer Virus Free

 

If you are using a computer or if you are about to buy a new computer, you need to seriously think of how you can keep it safe from computer viruses.

 

Computer viruses can gain access to a computer in a very easy way and however hard you try to make it impossible, those who can get them onto your computer can use the most innocent means to gain access to your system. You should not stand and wait for that to happen though, which is why you should do something early before your computer s attacked with a virus.

 

One thing that computer users need to know is that it is very easy to get a virus and that these computer viruses are very contagious. It is also very hard to get rid of them once they gain access to your PC. That is why you need to do all it takes to prevent an attack before it actually happens.

 

1. The first thing to ensure is that you have an antivirus program in place as soon as you buy a new computer because you will use it to get onto the internet and before you know it, you are at a high risk of being attacked by a virus. Do not take chances. Install an antivirus software immediately, and choose the best on the market so that you will not have to suffer a virus attack.

2. Once you have installed an antivirus program, ensure that it is up to date at all times. As soon as a newer version is out, update your program because newer versions of these programs work better and this is what you need in order to keep your computer safe from virus attacks.

3. Other than viruses which spread from file to file, there are worms and Trojans which are more dangerous and they spread from one computer to the other very readily. These can easily gain access to your computer in case they come in as a message or a link that you end up following blindly. They can also allow hackers into your system very easily. Avoid these by ignoring any message or link that you do not know its origin.

4. You have to know the purpose or the origin of every attachment that you get in your email inbox before you open it because it could be an avenue that these viruses and Trojans use in order to gain access to your system.

5. As often as possible download security patches for the programs that you are using so as to intensify your computer’s security. You will not have to worry about an attack if you do this at least once in a month.

 

The reason why many people’s computers get hacked into is because they are too trusting and will open anything that they come across without thinking about it first. Many malicious malware distributors will send links through social sites where they know that so many people will see these links. If you are not careful, you will click on those links and you will fall directly into the trap.

 

Other people will click on pop ups that appear when one is opening a site and they will be redirected to a site different from what they were looking for. Avoid these and be cautious all the time and your computer will always be safe from virus attacks.

 

Computer viruses will make your computer extremely slow, and could make it hard for you to access certain files. Consequently, always have a backup so that in case things go wrong you will still have all your important data with you.