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Steps To Keeping Your PC Safe And Secure.
By: Kevin
Introduction
I am going to be teaching you how to keep your PC secure and safe.
Step One:
-Security:
- Always have security on your computer.
- No matter where you live, while you are online connected to the inter-webs you are in the Big League.
- I highly recommend that you tidy up your computer with security as you surf the inter-webs.
- Have anti-virus software.
Step Two:
-Safety:
- Know what you are working with, don't be clicking random links that your friends send you as it could be a pop-up website.
- Another thing is have complete caution on what you download for personal uses.
- Always scan the file if you know it's sketchy.
Step Three:
-Anti-Virus:
- Have a anti-virus program always on your PC. I'm sure if you don't want to pay $40 for anti-virus software. If not download a free anti-virus software (for example: Ad-Ware Anti-virus).
- Scan your PC every 1-2 weeks as for you to check if there are any problems with your PC.
- Also, update your anti-virus as there are many new virus's made everyday to get around anti-virus programs to harm your PC.
Step Four:
-Security Checklist:
- Keep Windows up to date with critical updates.
- Keep an eye on those icons, antivirus, firewall, and other types of security software place status icons in the system tray.
- Look at those everyday and check if there are only icon's that you know of.
- Be aware of attachments, viruses can often arrive in e-mail's with spoofed return addresses, so only open attachments from sources you trust.