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Tech Tips from the Topics Internet Cafe’ – Viruses and Malware
Posted on May 12th, 2009 No commentsTech Update – Topics Internet Cafe
In today’s technological world, keeping your computer protected from viruses and other malware is important, particularly because the Internet allows so many people to share information. Computer viruses are malicious programs designed to invade computers and create any number of problems, such as deleting data or copying itself into other programs. Spies and ads are more like tracking devices that monitor where you have been online. They can inundate your computer with pop ups and slow down your computer.Viruses, spies and ads are harmful to your computer for a number of reasons. They slow down your computer and can infect important files and programs, making them unusable. Much like the flu spreads among people, a computer virus spreads easily among the computers with which it comes into contact. Because the Internet connects so many computers, it allows viruses to spread easily from one system to another. Even if you think your computer is protected, you can never be sure when your computer will come into contact with an infected computer, leaving you with a virus.Viruses and spies have become the biggest problem facing computer users today. Because this malware is shared so easily via the Internet, the Internet as a whole is being affected, slowing it down and creating more problems for Internet users. Due to the high number of viruses and spies being shared on the Internet, many Internet service providers have begun cutting off service to users suspected of having many of these problem-causing agents on their computers.Here are a few tips to help keep your computer running smooth and free of viruses and spies:- Update all virus programs and other programs designed to detect and quarantine harmful files regularly.
- Run virus and other protective programs weekly to ensure that any problems are caught before they spread to other programs or other systems.
- Never click on pop up ads, since many of these ads direct you to websites that install ads and spies that track your Internet activity.
- Be careful of what you download on the Internet. Many files, particularly music files and files from people you do not know, can be very harmful to your computer and may contain viruses.
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