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submitted: May 1st 2008 | by: RobertoBeiro | Total views: 3 | Word Count: 408 | |

You might have learned your lesson from a previous nasty experience with a computer virus. Or maybe, you've been pushing your luck by downloading various files or opening those email messages sent to you by people you don't know. Either way, it seems that you have no real understanding what you are doing or of just how vulnerable you really are each time you log onto your computer. In this article I am going to give you the opportunity to discover what steps you can take to avoid such annoying and many times destructive infestations.

Below are a list of tips that I have put together to help avoid contracting a nasty virus.

1. You must buy a good antivirus software from a reputable company, like Norton Antivirus, for instance. This software should automated to scan as soon as you boot up your computer.

2. Ensure that the antivirus software is kept up to date. Most software has a feature that warns you when it is going to expire.

3. You can also set up your software to automatically scan for viruses each time you open a word document that you recieve through email. This virus is called a Macro Virus.

4. Downloading software from the internet should not be done too often. It is very easy to get infected this way, even though there may be lots of great programs available This is very risky.

5. Tansfering data between storage devices like usb drives and discs, should only be done if really neccessary and they should be scanned for viruses before you install the data onto your machine.

6. You must format floppy discs the first time that they are used to transfer data.

7. Don't install any software that hasn't been purchased from a well known and trusted vendor.

8. Never use pirated software. This is both illegal and a very good way to invite an unwanted computer virus.

9. Before you open and install a program you have downloaded of the internet, ALWAYS scan them for computer viruses.

10. Back up your files on regular basis so that if you do get infected, you can delete the corrupted files and replace them with clean ones that were saved earlier.

I can't guarantee, if you follow the step that I advise, that you won't get a computer virus, but I can promise you that it will be a less likely occurence by far.

About the Author

Roberto Beiro is a dynamic author on the internet. You can find more computer advice from him at his website Old boy articles. There are also 100's of articles on other topics like finance advice, and travel advice .

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