System Care

PC Security Tips : Make
Computer Secure (FOR
BEGINNERS)
Here are some tips
which will enable you to
make your PC more
secure.
Anti-virus
1. Never, ever turn off
the resident protection
of your antivirus even if
it decreases
performance. Upgrade if
necessary.
2. Keep your virus
definitions up-to-date.
Use the automatic
update feature of your
anti-virus and try not to
ignore the "Do you want
to update now"
message however
often it might pop up.
3. Even if you update
regularly and you have
not seen any suspicious
activity on your PC, do a
deep scan at least once
a month.
4. Always create an
emergency boot disk
and keep it in a safe
place.
PC Security tips
5. Run a deep scan in
safe mode at least once
every two months to
kill viruses that would
otherwise remain
hidden.
Firewalls
1. If you are unsure
about the alert
displayed by your
firewall, try searching it
on the internet.
2. A firewall is a
powerful tool that
requires an
understanding of how
the program works and
exactly what it is doing
and whether it is secure
or not. Reading the help
files is extremely
important in successful
configuration of your
firewall.
Computer Security
3. If you are running a
third party firewall,be
sure to turn off the
Windows Firewall.
4. You can temporarily
disable a firewall by
right clicking the icon in
the tray. This is handy
when you know a site is
one you can trust but
your firewall is blocking
it. But remember to re-
enable it as soon as
possible.
5. Read firewall notices
carefully when they pop
up so that you don't let
a bad thing in or prevent
good traffic.
Anti-Spyware
1. You should regularly
check for updates.
Enable the automatic
update feature.
2. Remember to do a
scan every now and
then, or schedule scans
if your program allows
it. If you don't want to
sit that long for scans
to complete, use a
single folder for all your
downloads, then scan
only that folder,
Windows installation
folder and the Registry.
Alternately, you can do
a quick scan if your
program allows it.