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Here are 10 tips to prevent your computer from virus attack:
1. Use a good antivirus program. Now there are dozens of antivirus programs that can be in use. There is distributed for free, some are paid. Every antivirus program has the advantages and disadvantages each. To find out where a good antivirus, you can review or read any posts about how the internet or in computer magazines. Read the experience of people who are already using antivirus.

2. Remember to always run antivirus program each computer you use. Make sure you use anti-virus protection provide continuously including protection against incoming and outgoing email. Stop the practice run antivirus only when needed because you will not always know when a virus will attack.

3. Make sure the antivirus program you use is always in updated. Update the virus database is usually given only by the free antivirus program. If you do not want to forget to update anti-virus, just run the updated scheduled feature which available on the antivirus program. Every day hundreds of creating a new virus, so do update regularly is a must.

4. Make sure the operating system you use is always up to date. The day, the more often we hear there’s a security hole the operating system. This security hole is often used by viruses to enter and damage your computer system. This is why it is the operating system should always up to date. In addition to secure from virus attacks, operating system update will also make your computer run always in stable condition. Update must also be done for the other programs installed on your computer because they can also be slit for the virus.

5. Do backup data regularly. This is to prevent the loss of your important data when your computer infected with the virus.

6. If you often use floppy disks, USB Flash Disk, or external Hard disk on a computer that is used by many people, always remember to do antivirus scanning on the storage media before you run it on your computer. Always consider that the computer which is used by a lot of people can be infected with computer viruses, so you can be more vigilant. In addition, you can also disable the auto run function for media on the storage media to your computer. This lets you perform manual scanning the computer before running the program on the storage media.

7. Be aware of attachment / email attachments. Until this time, email attachments are the most preferred means by the virus to spread the virus. Because it is easy to deceive the recipient and the distribution via email attachments also take place very quickly. Never open an email attachment before scanning with antivirus program even though the email came from your sidekick. Some of the computer virus will spread itself through the email address you have on the list, contact the victim. This is of course without the owner’s computer.

8. Use text-based email. Html formatted email use is preferred by many people because this type of email appear more beautiful and easily customized appearance. Unfortunately, this type of email is also favored by the virus to spread itself. The virus can paste the code in the html code in the email body, so you can be infected just by opening the email. Meanwhile, in a text-based email, the virus can only stick it in the attachment.

9. Be careful with the free download program on the internet. Always download from trusted sites that a review based on lots of people. Make scanning the installer program installed on your computer before.

10. Exercise care to link or links that assigned via messenger program. Never accept an invitation to visit a site from people who do not so you know. Could be that person will lead you to a site that contains lots of viruses. Exercise is also careful in doing surfing the web address to an address that does not clear the contents. The virus can also penetrate between two objects in the code html code a site so you can be exposed to the virus when visiting an infected web.