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5 tips on avoiding malware infections
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<blockquote data-quote="Dejan" data-source="post: 17274" data-attributes="member: 69"><p>Malware, it's getting more advanced and just using a traditional antivirus product won't prevent future infections on your computer, which is why I'm going to write a guide on several methods you can use to avoid malware infections for free. Just keep in mind that your computer will never be 100% secure and that without the proper knowledge, you won't stay infection-free for very long.</p><p></p><p>1) Using antivirus software is <strong>important</strong>, if you're unsure of which one to get, here are a few free products I recommend and used (or still use).</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <a href="http://www.avast.com" target="_blank">Avast! Free Antivirus 6</a> - A free and very capable antivirus product, Avast! is currently my favorite free security product right now (as far as antivirus goes). </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials" target="_blank">Microsoft Security Essentials</a> - Microsoft's own free security product, also very capable and simple. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <a href="http://www.free-av.com" target="_blank">Avira AntiVir</a> - Although it's been criticized for the ads included, Avira is all and all a very popular and good antivirus engine, I used it many times in the past.</li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p>2) Make sure to keep your antivirus software <strong>up-to-date</strong> with the latest database updates (this can be done by enabling automatic updates, which most antivirus products include).</p><p></p><p>3) Use a firewall as well, the standard Windows Firewall built-in to Windows won't do, so I recommend using a 3rd-party firewall such as: <a href="http://personalfirewall.comodo.com" target="_blank">Comodo FIrewall</a>, <a href="http://www.online-armor.com/products-online-armor-free.php" target="_blank">Online Armor</a>, <a href="http://www.pctools.com/firewall/" target="_blank">PC Tools Firewall Plus</a> or <a href="http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/zonealarm-pc-security-free-firewall.htm" target="_blank">ZoneAlarm Firewall</a>.</p><p></p><p>4) To be safe while browsing the interwebs, here are some tips I came up with:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Install <a href="http://www.mywot.com" target="_blank">Web of Trust</a> (browser extension for Firefox, IE, Chrome, Safari and Opera).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Install <a href="http://www.adblockplus.org" target="_blank">AdBlock Plus</a> (not really security-related, but it's still a useful tool for blocking ads).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Avoid fishy looking sites, free smiley packs, toolbars, making money online; all are usually fake.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Keeping the browser up-to-date is important too most of the time (especially with IE).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Consider not using Internet Explorer (IE), it's a very mediocre and insecure browser in my eyes.</li> </ul><p>5) Make sure to keep Windows <strong>up-to-date with the latest security patches from Microsoft</strong>, a guide on how to set-up automatic updates can be found <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525" target="_blank">here</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dejan, post: 17274, member: 69"] Malware, it's getting more advanced and just using a traditional antivirus product won't prevent future infections on your computer, which is why I'm going to write a guide on several methods you can use to avoid malware infections for free. Just keep in mind that your computer will never be 100% secure and that without the proper knowledge, you won't stay infection-free for very long. 1) Using antivirus software is [b]important[/b], if you're unsure of which one to get, here are a few free products I recommend and used (or still use). [list] [*] [url=http://www.avast.com]Avast! Free Antivirus 6[/url] - A free and very capable antivirus product, Avast! is currently my favorite free security product right now (as far as antivirus goes). [*] [url=http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials]Microsoft Security Essentials[/url] - Microsoft's own free security product, also very capable and simple. [*] [url=http://www.free-av.com]Avira AntiVir[/url] - Although it's been criticized for the ads included, Avira is all and all a very popular and good antivirus engine, I used it many times in the past. [/list] 2) Make sure to keep your antivirus software [b]up-to-date[/b] with the latest database updates (this can be done by enabling automatic updates, which most antivirus products include). 3) Use a firewall as well, the standard Windows Firewall built-in to Windows won't do, so I recommend using a 3rd-party firewall such as: [url=http://personalfirewall.comodo.com]Comodo FIrewall[/url], [url=http://www.online-armor.com/products-online-armor-free.php]Online Armor[/url], [url=http://www.pctools.com/firewall/]PC Tools Firewall Plus[/url] or [url=http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/zonealarm-pc-security-free-firewall.htm]ZoneAlarm Firewall[/url]. 4) To be safe while browsing the interwebs, here are some tips I came up with: [list] [*] Install [url=http://www.mywot.com]Web of Trust[/url] (browser extension for Firefox, IE, Chrome, Safari and Opera). [*] Install [url=http://www.adblockplus.org]AdBlock Plus[/url] (not really security-related, but it's still a useful tool for blocking ads). [*] Avoid fishy looking sites, free smiley packs, toolbars, making money online; all are usually fake. [*] Keeping the browser up-to-date is important too most of the time (especially with IE). [*] Consider not using Internet Explorer (IE), it's a very mediocre and insecure browser in my eyes. [/list] 5) Make sure to keep Windows [b]up-to-date with the latest security patches from Microsoft[/b], a guide on how to set-up automatic updates can be found [url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525]here[/url]. [/QUOTE]
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