1 of 41

Write now Article Tools

Page 2 of 6

and upgrades available from software vendor, are properly applied as soon as or shortly after they are released. This is a very simple yet often overlooked advice to make sure your computer does not endure the breach.

2) If it says it is free to download, it does not mean you need to have it. There is much of a garbage software out there and many of those programs although claiming wonders for your PC are only good to load spyware and expose you and your PC to risks associated with running infected PC. Beware of free software being advertised on questionable sites. Free may not necessarily be free and the cost of it may be to big. Same goes for pirated software and patches to run the pirated software on your computer. Much of those patches that claim to bypass the installation check and allow you to run pirated versions of software, are infected with viruses, spyware, Trojans and so are sites where those files are usually found. many of those sites run malicious code that will try to exploit your PC and install spyware on your system without you even knowing about it. So stay away from those sites and from pirated/cracked software in general. Same goes for illegal music, MP3, movies, videos etc. Majority of P2P and torrent software that had not been shut down by the industry it is trying to pirate from, is poorly written and can harm your PC not to mention to all spyware and viruses that may be disguised in the software itself as well as in files you are downloading via this software. Saving a 99 cents by stealing a pirated song may be the most expensive mistake you ever make so do not do it and do not load any of the questionable p2p software to your computer.

3) Be aware what is happening with your computer. Staying away from questionable sites, not downloading everything and anything out there is important but so is being aware of anything out of ordinary that your computer is doing. Slow down in performance of your PC, increased network activity, popups, errors, etc. is a good sign your computer is infected. When that happens, you can try to clean your computer or in worst case scenario you may have to format and re-load OS and all programs if you suspect something is going on but cannot root out the infection using the software and hardware available there.

4) Good Anti Virus, Anti Spyware and Anti Spam protection is must. There are many low cost and even free resources available to fortify your PC from becoming infected. AVG Free Anti Virus by Grisoft http://free.grisoft.com/

• << previous page
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• next page >>

Add your voice

Know something about How to prevent your PC from being infected with spyware?
We want to hear your view. Write now!