Prevention of viruses, spyware, malware ...: It's easy but not easy!

Computer virus is the eternal obsession of anyone who uses a computer. Viruses can be present anywhere, in any form, and if you are online, the risk of infection will be higher.

To prevent viruses, a basic principle is always to be vigilant. Never open e-mail attachments, never run executable programs of unknown origin. However, it is not enough. Because the situation is so different now, computer viruses are becoming more and more cunning and difficult to recognize.

Sometimes you never run strange executable files sent by others but your computer is still infected with viruses, so it 'hurts'! We would like to mention an alarming situation in recent times, that is 'panic' virus that spreads through Yahoo! Messenger (YM).

You get links sent via YM message from the nick of someone familiar with the 'secret' words like: ' Click here to send a heart to a friend ', ' Jokes, click on ', ' Death still does not make the ghost hungry '. If you gently believe in clicking, immediately an offline .EXE file will be downloaded from the infected website and automatically executed if your computer is set in low security. Then the program will control the system, steal the Yahoo! account password, turn your address book as a source to spread the virus to the "victims" in it.

Thus, just like the worm spread by e-mail, the measure against this virus is not to click on links of unknown origin.

That's how to prevent 'consciousness'. However, life is not so simple. You need to regularly 'vaccinate' the computer so that it has 'resistance' to overcome all 'diseases'. Regularly visit the Microsoft www.microsoft.com homepage to download the latest patches for Windows and IE.

Please also add that IE browser is often exploited by hackers the most security, so if you feel 'not reassured', you can switch to using a different Web browser, such as Firefox. Of course, you should also regularly visit the software maker's homepage to download patches (if any).

The most important thing is that you must have at least one 'foreign' antivirus software installed permanently, and the auto-protection feature must be turned on. Among the well-known antivirus software, Topten Reviews are: BitDefender, Kaspersky, F-Secure Antivirus, PC-cillin, ESET Nod32, McAfee, Norton Antivirus . (ranked in order of rating price from high to low.

In many people 's experience, BitDefender, Kaspersky kill viruses very well, they are able to detect and broadcast alerts immediately when you access Web sites that contain viruses and malicious code. You should equip your computer with an 'internal' antivirus software such as D32 or BKAV so that they can complement your external antivirus software because each antivirus software has its own advantages and disadvantages.

When using antivirus software, you should regularly update the database for it to increase the resistance against emerging viruses. If you are afraid to forget, you should turn on the 'Auto Update' function to have them update automatically for you. Most antivirus programs have a new virus identification function that is not yet available in the database, based on their 'suspicious' actions, you should enable this function, it will be very helpful for you. .

Finally, the advice for you is to regularly access the virus information Web site for more anti-virus knowledge, as much as possible, because 'not adding verticals is also horizontal'.