5 Steps to PC Security

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5 Steps To PC Security

Step 1 - Buy Internet Security Suite: If you are not sure what to Internet Security Suite is very short, it's usually a combination of firewall and antivirus software. These products can be purchased and installed on your computer separately, but I always advise people to take a combined product as a less komplicirano.Internet Security Suite may even contain other useful features such as ad blocking, anti-spam, or even file backup and PC tune up facilities.

2 Step - Password protection of user accounts: If you share a computer with one or more other people, it would be a very good idea to have your own password-protected account. When you share a computer, its security is no longer your sole responsibility, it is the responsibility of all who use it. In such settings, password protect your own account will not prevent other users from downloading malicious software, but depending on circumstances, can at least prevent the loss of their own data.

If you own a shared computer it would be a good idea to restrict access to other users. This means that their limited accounts, so that they can use the computer without being able to make changes to the system that will damage your computer or affect other users. Administrative accounts only to be given to those who really need a good reason.

Step 3 - Beware of suspicious e-mail: So far, the best way to deal with scam e-mail is by using common sense. However, here are some things to remember.

• e-mail can be faked. Just because e-mail says it came from does not mean that it does not
  Web page addresses can be faked. Just because a link says yourbank.co.uk does not mean that it will take you where if you click on it
  by and large, banks will NOT contact you via e-mail and ask you to confirm all the details of any type

do's and don'ts

NOT respond to suspicious e-mail under any circumstances NOT to open email attachments from suspicious NOT click on links in suspicious e-mail NOT to delete e-mail you think is suspicious NOT use e-mail filtering software (antispam) NOT , contact your bank and ask them if they send you e-mail is true

Step 4 - Use the pop-up blocker: Most browsers come with the facility to prevent these pop-ups ... Well, ". Popping up, "Check the help files for a particular browser to see if this object, and if not, turn it on! Also, beware of messages that appear on web sites that offer you a free antivirus software free registry scans, etc. These messages are often designed to look like real messages from your computer, but they are certainly not! clicking on them will almost certainly infect your computer with malware.

Step 5 - Secure your wireless network: On May interest to know that armed with the tools freely available on the Internet, a hacker (even a very good hacker) can access the uncertain wireless network with relative ease. After he got access / she can potentially read files on your computer, see the pages you have browsed the Internet or even use the internet connection for a wide range of criminal activities. For example, they can use your internet connection for sending bulk e-mail, hack into other computers, downloading indecent images of children, and much more.

Secure your wireless network by setting password protection on it. Only a computer with a password will be able to connect to the network.

If you follow these steps you'll be well on your way to securing your computer and on-line world.