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Now more than ever, virus protection tips are needed. With the ease of use generally and impressive new graphic user interfaces, computer users are becoming a little blaze. They're letting their guard down at the wrong time - when the number of threats is growing exponentially.
A lot of people regard their computer in almost the same way as their TV. They think they can do what they like with it without risk. A TV is totally predictable. You go to any channel and there is no risk of that channel trying to damage your TV.
On the other hand when you surf the web on a computer you are opening up the system to unknown threats. Malicious programs can be sneaked in via Web browsers. They can come via email or via files loaded in from external media.
So don't access websites you know nothing about unless they are those of big well known respected companies. It's risky visiting unknown websites. But if you must, do take precautions. In short approach the Web like a city. You have no fear walking down some of the streets. But you feel insecure in others.
The same applies to email. Never open an attachment that came from someone you don't know and trust. Because of the ruses of some hackers, be wary even of emails from known addresses. Especially unexpected emails.
But whatever you do, don't ever go online without antivirus and firewall software installed. And make sure it's up to date. If it cost a few dollars, it's money well spent. It's like buying a good quality lock for you front door.
Finally, don't allow people without a "computer sense" use your computer. These include unsupervised children. They rarely really understand any sort of threat, or take them seriously. Their curiosity gets the better of them. They roam down dangerous cyber roads. They open "intriguing" email attachments "just to see what's there". In short they go out leaving the front door wide open. More than most the really need virus protection tips drilled into them. I personally managed to clean up my PC with a powerful spyware and virus cleaning software which you can find out more about at my website link below.
