10/23/07

Scan and Check, Check and Scan!

One way to determine whether an individual is prowling crook in your neighborhood is probably reading about them in the press or seeing TV news in a report. These reports might give you an idea of what looks like flowers or what are the things to be wary and monitor.

Anti-virus software work essentially the same way. When providers face a new threat potentially virus, they have uncovered a series of signature viruses, which could include the new virus threat.

Scan and check, check and scan

Other ways and means for the virus to enter your personal computer via floppy disks, Web sites, e-mail, CD-ROM and downloaded files.

Wherever possible, these facilities should be verified if they contain viruses or not.

For example, before using a floppy disk, it must first be checked for viruses.

Also, when you download a specific file from the net, they must be checked for viruses. Your own antivirus software program usually allows you to specify and verify these places any virus. They can also automatically perform this analysis.

Patch now, it's good patch

The example system your computer fails, do you have an idea on how to recover its functions?

Many vendors have patches which aims to fix all kinds of bugs. Generally, vendors offer patches, which are free in their own websites. When purchasing programs, it is a good idea if you ask the vendor how they provide patches.

Software vendor programs also have a service that allows you to recall. Opinion patches could be received by e-mail through the mailing list. With this service, you can easily learn computer problems, even if you do not yet own them and foremost intruder might be able to exploit the system for your computer.

Be careful when playing attachments via e-mail
One should always be careful when opening emails received that carry attachments. Sometimes the messages could potentially threatening from unsolicited e-mails.

To be able to determine if an email is safe or not, it would be preferable to conduct the following test and ask the following questions: has someone you know send mail? You received this email? Does the subject of the email clearly described?

A suspicious e-mail usually reads like BradPitt.jpg.vbs. Worms could travel this way and read / opening it could affect your computer.

On the whole, caution and care are needed to be able to protect your computer from unnecessary attacks by viruses and worms.

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