Tips on Protecting Your PC against Viruses, Spyware, Malware

With the growing number of computer users and the vastly increased quantity of connections between them, the risk to the security of your personal information has never been higher. How can you best protect your Windows computer?

This post describes each of the primary areas of protection which you should perform in order to effectively protect your Windows computer.

First: Always keep your operating system up to date with the latest fixes and patches.

Second: Install a good anti-virus program. Also make sure that the anti-virus program is regularly updated. Most programs will auto-update in the background while you are connected to the internet.

 

The following lists provide the best options among the many anti-virus programs available:

 

The leading purchased anti-virus programs are:

• Norton Anti-virus from Symantec
• Kaspersky Anti-Virus
• McAfee AntiVirus Plus
• Panda Cloud Antivirus
• Trend Micro Titanium AntiVirus+ 

 

The top free anti-virus programs are:

• Avast Free
• AVG Free 2012
• Ad-Aware Free
• Microsoft Security Essentials
• Avira Free
• Zone Alarm Free+Firewall

 

Third: - Use a Firewall

Hackers are constantly attempting to penetrate security holes in operating systems. Operating system updates will eventually close these holes but an attack can occur before the update is available. An effective firewall is a key component in protecting your computer from intrusion.

 

Fourth: Avoid using Bit-Torrent or other Peer to Peer (P2P) file sharing sites.

P2P sites connect to your computer in a way which prevents normal protection scanning against malicious software. Because of the unmonitored data connection, these P2P connections are often the source of spyware and viruses being installed on the receiving computer.

Fifth: Supplement your anti-virus program scans with weekly malware protection scans.

The highest recommended malware protection tools are:

• PC Tools Threatfire
• Spybot Search and Destroy
• Ad-Aware
• HijackThis (WARNING: Improper use of the results of this program can destroy the registry and make your operating system unusable. This program is only recommended for those with PC operating system experience.)

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Expanding Interconnections of Computers and Threats to Computer Security

There continues to be an exponential explosion of networking and communications. Think of a Google search a few years ago and how simple and straightforward it was. Now we have Images, YouTube, Maps and more. Notice how much of a technological powerhouse Google has become with Google + and Blogger. Or think of Facebook and it's 2012 IPO. We have Social Networking, iPads, tablets, 4G networks and more coming next month and next year. The interconnections of computers across the world is stunning now and continues to expand.

Virus threats have been part of computing since the early days. With the astounding expansion of the networks, it's understandable that the world of computer security has expanded as well. Now it's critical that users stay aware of the expanded threats to their network computing experience.