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What should a noob user do/configure/install to keep their pc some what safe?
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<blockquote data-quote="struppigel" data-source="post: 987399" data-attributes="member: 86910"><p>Good infection prevention practices include:</p><p></p><p>* Keep your programs always up-to-date, including the operating system, browsers, email programs, everything that you use to interact with the web, and also your Antivirus suite. </p><p>* Use exactly one Antivirus suite. Several will get in the way of each other, fight for resources, and potentially detect each other as malicious due to the way AV has to monitor the system</p><p>* Use browser plugins that prevent ads and execution of scripts, e.g., NoScript.</p><p>* Be careful with email attachments and links. Those can potentially contain malware or lead to phishing sites.</p><p>* Enable to view file extensions in file explorer, so that you can recognize double extensions. These are used by malware to trick you into executing their files, e.g. my_great_movie.mp4.exe</p><p>* Avoid using P2P software. This software is sharing files with lots of other computers. Infected files, especially worms, thrive in this environment.</p><p>* Backup your important data regularly. Use a storage that is not permanently connected to your system (--> best ransomware prevention as they cannot ask a ransom for something you didn't loose in the first place, and you can just repave the whole system in case of infection)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="struppigel, post: 987399, member: 86910"] Good infection prevention practices include: * Keep your programs always up-to-date, including the operating system, browsers, email programs, everything that you use to interact with the web, and also your Antivirus suite. * Use exactly one Antivirus suite. Several will get in the way of each other, fight for resources, and potentially detect each other as malicious due to the way AV has to monitor the system * Use browser plugins that prevent ads and execution of scripts, e.g., NoScript. * Be careful with email attachments and links. Those can potentially contain malware or lead to phishing sites. * Enable to view file extensions in file explorer, so that you can recognize double extensions. These are used by malware to trick you into executing their files, e.g. my_great_movie.mp4.exe * Avoid using P2P software. This software is sharing files with lots of other computers. Infected files, especially worms, thrive in this environment. * Backup your important data regularly. Use a storage that is not permanently connected to your system (--> best ransomware prevention as they cannot ask a ransom for something you didn't loose in the first place, and you can just repave the whole system in case of infection) [/QUOTE]
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