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Malware
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- 1MalwareIt comes from the words malicious softawre, and basically is used to refer to virus, spy ware, worm, etc. It is codified or design to cause damage to an electronic device especially computers.
- 2Tips to avoid them #1Install an antivirus
How do you kill an assassin, well with another assassin. So the same thing happens with an antivirus. - 3What is an antivirus-Scan specific files or directories for any malware or known malicious patterns
-Allow you to schedule scans to automatically run for you
-Allow you to initiate a scan of a specific file or of your computer, or of a CD or flash drive at any time.
-Remove any malicious code detected –sometimes you will be notified of an infection and asked if you want to clean the file, other programs will automatically do this behind the scenes.
-Show you the ‘health’ of your computer - 4Tip to avoid a virus #2Surf smart
What I mean with this is dont open obvious frauds. A virus can be hide such a trojan. When the user open a fake program those virus are expel and ready to attack. Is always better to scan the programs before open them. - 5Tip to avoid virus #3Disable autorun
When programs are autorun they can expuls virus. It is better to make everything with calm and manually. This way the user can surf smart. Many viruses work by attaching themselves to a drive and automatically installing themselves on any other media connected to the system. As a result, connecting any network drives, external hard disks, or even thumb drives to a system can result in the automatic propagation of such threats. - 6Tip to avoid virus #4Daily Scans
Every day new virus are created and updated. It is always better to make daily scans to prevent the filtration of malwares. - 7Tip to avoid virus #5Have a back up
Every day new virus are created, so it is not always sure that the antivirus stop malwares. One virus can affect everything and destroy all. The back up is a place where data is saved. So is better not take risk and pay some more money to buy a hard drive to save all the important information.
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