Viruses are easier and easier to get now a days. Once you get a virus those suckers are annoying to get rid of. They slow down your computer, steal your personal info, delete folders and more.
As you can see, viruses aren’t very pretty.
Now, there are simple steps you can take to protect yourself against a virus. If you follow my steps you should be safe from any virus infection.
Fools Guide To Not Getting A Virus
Email: Never open any email that looks suspicious. I am sure you have gotten a few of these:
Someone that supposedly wants to give you money, pills or vitamins, etc. Even though the actual emails wont give you a virus, the contents inside will. Never open the links inside or download any software or executable inside.
As a side note, if someone wants you to wire money to a foreign country, its spam. Trust me!
Update Your OS: Have your computer up to date. Once there is an update available for your operating system download it, immediately! These updates fix exploits so these viruses wont get into your system.
Scan: If you do download a file from the Internet, scan it through VirusTotal. VirusTotal is a free website that allows you to scan your files and it checks if it has any viruses through several sites. I have been saved countless times from getting my computer infected.
Anti-virus: Always have an anti-virus program installed on your computer. These programs block and or remove any viruses, malware or Trojans on your computer. There are paid and free anti-virus programs. Look around the web for a good one. A quick note is to look at reviews of that program and look at what people say about it.
Backup: Like I said earlier you are never one hundred percent protected against viruses. Make sure to always back up all your important files on a flash drive or external hard drive.DropBox is also a great way to backup stuff for free.
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