10 ways to enhance online security

Many people simply think that installing anti-virus software, firewalls and antispyware will separate them from all risks from the Internet .

But the reality is that you need more to combat the risks from the Internet. Here are 10 easy ways to help you close your web surfing holes.

1 / Additional tools for antivirus software

Threatfire software is designed to run in parallel with existing security products. Unlike conventional antivirus tools, Threatfire does not rely on sample analysis to detect malicious code, it monitors the computer for suspicious behavior of malicious code. When a suspicious signal is detected, this program will issue a warning, otherwise it will quietly run in the background when the computer is operating.

2 / Convert mail to lowercase (plain text)

HTML format can be used to hide many bad things in email. Put e-mail software that displays messages in the form of lowercase letters by default. After that, you can still choose to view each email as HTML if you trust the sender.

3 / Do not click on the link in the message

Never visit web pages by clicking on the links in the email unless 100% make sure it's a secure link. This is especially true for e-mails originating from financial institutions that suggest you access to verify account details. Up to 99.9% of that is fake email to misappropriate personal information.

4 / Delete suspicious emails before downloading

Most anti-spam tools only handle email that is downloaded from the email service server you are using. If you install the Poptray software, you can check and browse e-mail while it is still on the server, and can delete suspicious or unwanted emails before downloading to your computer.

5 / Change web browser

Update to the latest version of Internet Explorer or switch to a non-Active-X browser that is full of malicious code like Firefox, Opera or Google Chrome. Check your browser's security settings and set it to High (or High) security mode.

6 / Check the website before visiting

Install the Web of Trust utility for Internet Explorer or Firefox, you can avoid unsafe web sites with this software's warning system.

7 / Password management

Using a password management software like KeePass allows you to securely log in passwords to any program. The only thing to remember when using this program is not to share a password for different online accounts.

8 / Do not open email attachments directly

Never open attachments directly, save the file to your hard drive, then right-click the file and scan it using the security tool before opening it. When downloading files, make sure you are downloading from a reputable website (usually the site that owns the program or the website you know).

9 / Be careful with peer networks

Peer-to-peer networks are currently malware-containing drives. If you can't live without peer-to-peer apps, choose a reputable provider or application like uTorrent. Be careful with what you share and scan all downloaded files before opening them.

10 / Use Sandboxie software

Sandboxie software allows to run any program in the secure isolation space on the hard drive. Any changes are disabled when you close this program, so you can surf the web or open email attachments without having to worry about malicious code infiltrating your computer.