Adware, malware, spyware and viruses can bring your system to its knees. They are detrimental, lowering the performance of your computer and as a result of which you may have to lose some important files. So, here is a way to keep the nasties away from your computer using these ten simple tips.
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Use Firefox: Internet Explorer is the most popular browser on the market, controlling over 50% of the market share. The virus and adware creators specifically look for exploitable vulnerabilities within IE because they know that they will receive the best return on investment. Your switch to Firefox prevents some adware from infecting your machine.
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Scan your PC once a week: Sometimes adware programmers take a sneaky approach. They will set up their programs to run quietly in the background to spy upon your activities. This once a week scan is necessary to remove any of those sneaky bugs.
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Download from known sites: New sites for installing adware are popping up all the time. If you find something that you want to download, make sure that it is from a known site. A company like Amazon will not steer you wrong, but Bob’s House of Wares might be a little less trustable. If you are not sure whether you can trust a site, perform a quick search.
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Install Adaware: Ad-Aware is the most popular free adware removal program on the market. It detects, quarantines and removes adware. It searches for other programs which may have been installed, highlighting them in an easy to use interface. This program does not have an anti-virus attached.
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Do not click on unsolicited email: You are constantly receiving offers to increase this or improve that through unsolicited email. Your curiosity may be killing you, but don’t click on these emails. They accept your click as permission to install adware, spyware and malware on your PC.
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Install Antivirus software: Installing two programs for virus and adware protection is a smart idea. It caters to the strengths of each program, increasing the overall strength of your antiadware and antiviral campaign. Some of the best antivirus software is free, providing real time protection. Programs to look at would be Avast Antivir and AVG.
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Don’t install toolbars: Even some reputable sites install custom toolbars. They slow your system down and collect information about your surfing habits. While a toolbar might offer some perks, it may also diminish your experience by dragging your system to a halt. Toolbars from less reputable places install adware and sometimes infect your system outright.
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Look at your task manager: If anything seems out of place with your computer, take a look at your task manager. This tells you about all of the programs and processes which are running on your computer. Examine the processes tab for anything which you don’t immediately recognize. Perform a web search for unfamiliar processes.
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Do not click on popups: Clicking on a pop-up usually spells certain doom for your computer. It opens the door for the viruses and adware that want to infect your machine, telling these malicious applications to make themselves at home. Stay away from those constantly advertised screensavers and icons.
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Trust your gut: If you don’t feel right about a site, don’t go there. If you are receiving warnings from the antivirus and antiadware programs which you’ve installed, don’t go there. If you don’t like the layout of a site, don’t go there. Trust your instincts about sites.
Be vigilant: With proper vigilance, you can keep aggravating adware, spyware and malware from your machine. Trust your instincts. Install Ad-Aware and an antivirus program. Play it safe. The care you spend in preventing adware from infecting your machine can save money and time.
nice post…
i have a doubt.can i use Google chrome instead of Firefox? because it’s faster.
and about antivirus programs,Is panda cloud antivirus is a good antivirus software?…
@ Muralimohan.A.R
Chrome is known to have many vulnerabilities, but still it is a good browser. BTW Panda cloud is good but not the best antivirus out there.
keep it up buddy:-). well i have a query- installing two or more antivirus can slow down the system
@ manoj
It is not possible to install two antivirus at a time. You can install an antivirus along with other security programs such as antispyware. However these days antivirus comes bundled with features like antispyware and firewall so that there is no need to install them seperately.
nice post
the picture is very good too.
thankxxx
this blog is becoming inactive due to lack of posts…
keep posting….
and why are you not taking any comments??….
@ mrlmohan
Yeah, I was a bit busy these days with my personal work. I will continue to post more in the days to come. Thank you for your comment.
thank you very much, its very useful information!!!
Very scary information but useful. tutorials on hacking are not safe for public.but it is very good educational website.
bro,
please suggest me a good anti virus for home use with net connection
@ Aishwarya Pradhan
You can go for BitDefender or Kaspersky
bro, i use malwarebytes. what is your opinion? it is good enough for adware? what is different between adware n malware?
@ zidie_90
Malwarebytes is a good antimalware software. BTW Malware refers to all those malicious progrmas such as adware, trojan, spyware etc. ie: All adwares are malware, but all malwares need not be an adware 🙂
Can u hack what’s app ……. It is possible or not ………??????