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First of all, you will need to have previously installed an
antivirus software, I know this might sound redundant, but some
people just remember about it when they actually need it and do
not realize that the version they have got is not updated, so is
useless.
This is a huge mistake, because having an old version of the
antivirus software makes your PC vulnerable before any possible
threat, especially before Trojans that have the ability to
install themselves into your PC by just one click.
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Then, it is also important to have and
antispyware, this cannot
be questioned, due to the fact that Spyware are the
most common
viruses out there, the easiest to acquire and the most annoying
ones.
The recommended step to take would be to download an antispyware,
the best ones are free and can be downloaded from their own
websites; Spybot-S&D is one of the best ones and can be easily
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another one that is also pretty good is Hijack, which can be
downloaded from this other link:
http://www.trendsecure.com
In third place, you should install a
Firewall, it will be in
charge of avoiding unwanted entrances to our PCs and will offer
us additional protection, that without a doubt will provide our
operative systems with a great defense.
I would advise you to
activate Window�s Firewall or download one like zone alarm,
which is highly recommended (http://www.zonealarm.com),
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In fourth place, you should never listen to pop-up messages or
e-mails that require any type of personal information, such as
passwords, bank information, etc. This a common way of attack,
known as Phishing; this happens while you are logged into your
bank account online, what happens is that a hacker that has
previously hacked a legitimate website (basically banks) has
filtrated an HTML code which appears as a pop-up security sign.
In this window, which appears to be legitimate, your password
and confidential access information will be required as a safety
matter used by the bank to very their clients identity. This
technique is currently working and all the experts are aware of
it.
Finally, I would strongly recommend using free software, not the
pirate versions, because you cannot be sure of what type of
information those software might contain, besides from the
obvious legal inconvenience of using them; it is better to be
sure and limit ourselves to install and download software from
websites that offer us some warranties, I hope this
recommendations are useful for you.
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