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9 Things You Can Do To Protect Yourself From Spyware and AdwarePlease
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privacy is important to us. We will never share nor rent out your email. By Austin Akalanze Has your system slowed down recently for no good reason? What about those annoying pop ups and banner ads? Have you been redirected to a page that you would never go to ordinarily? Are you familiar with Sypware or Adware?
Not too long ago, I lost a brand new computer to malware, spyware and viruses. I was ignorant, reactionary and slow in responding to the problem. In the end, it cost me my computer. There are two levels of protection: Software and Senseware On the software level, acquire and deploy 1. Anti Virus protection 2. Firewall protection 3. Scan and remove On the common sense level, 1. View every email as a potential threat 2. Set browser security to medium 3. Avoid file sharing 4. Turn moden off when not in use 5. Use secure server for online transactions 6. Be very cautious about free downloads Deploy Anti Virus: Protection Anti virus are program that try to identify and revome malicious programs (malware) from your computer by scanning your system drives, identifying and removing these malicious codes. There are plenty of antivirus softwares in the market. Some can even be procured for free. But like most things you get what you paid for. Some can be purchased outright and some on a subscription basis. Anitivirus need to be updated frequently for new definitions if they are to remain effective. Antivirus do not necessarily prevent you from getting malware, they are designed to identify and remove them before they cause any damege.Fix
registry error and computer crashes! Deploy a good firewall
A firewall is a set of related programs that limit access to a network or system. It can be likened to a door or gateway that only allows access to those with a key. The purpose of a firewall is to keep safe what is inside and keep out what is outside. Firewalls can also keep log of attempted intrussions. Like antivirus softwares, firewalls are plentyful. Some can be securebed on a subscription basis and some purchased outright. Firewalls like antiviruses should be updated frequently and enabled all the time. Deploy a good scan and remove software Scan and remove softwares are usually geared towared adware and spyware removal. Like firewalls and antiviruses, they have to be updated frequently for new difinitions. Scan and remove program need to be run regularly to keep your system clean. View every email as potiential threat Emails are a quick and effective way to communicate. They can also be a quick way to spread viruses. A good rule of thumb is to view every email that you do not recognize as a potential threat. For such emails, the common sense thing to do is to delete without openning them. Set your browser security to medium From your browser, select tools, on the pulldown menu, select internet options, select the security tab and slide the setting up to medium. The medium setting gives you a good level, while not compromising your surfing ease. Avoid file sharing File sharing can be a quick and easy way to contract adware or spyware scripts and these tend to be bundled with the shared file. Turn off Modem and Disconnect connections: On a dial up, log out when you are not surfing. This disconnects you from the internet and from any potential harm when not in use. If you are on DSL or Broadband, it is a good idea to turn your modem off when you are not surfing. This is because with DSL, you computer is constantly connected to the Internet. Only by manually turnning it off can you be disconnected from the web and from potential unwanted access. Use secure server: When doing your transactions on the web, do your
due dilligence. Watch out for servers that are not secured and avoid
transmitting personal and financial information. . Accurate Spyware and Adware knowledge, properly
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