| Nowadays as the Internet and other networks | | | | and network.If you need more flexible control |
| are greatly developed computer viruses are | | | | of connections with network you can get and |
| distributed rapidly and intensively. Everyday | | | | install more advanced firewall software like |
| several new viruses capable to damage | | | | Norton Personal Firewall or Outpost Firewall. |
| considerably your computer system arise. | | | | If you use this software you have ability to |
| Anti-virus specialists work hardly to make | | | | permit or to block particular connections and |
| updates their software against new viruses as | | | | to monitor network activity.4. Use antivirus |
| soon as possible. The viruses can get inside | | | | software.Install antivirus software which |
| computer in different ways. That is why there | | | | will scan your system searching and erasing |
| is no simple method to protect system. Only | | | | viruses on a regular basis. Leaders in |
| series of measures can give you reliable | | | | antivirus software products for Windows |
| protection from the infection. Below are 9 | | | | systems are Norton Antivirus, McAfee, |
| steps to protect MS Windows based PC system | | | | Kaspersky Anti-Virus and PC-cilin.5. |
| from viruses.1. Make regular backups.It | | | | Regularly update operating system.Windows XP |
| should be said that there is no absolutely | | | | has built-in automatic update service. It |
| safe way of protection. Virus creators | | | | regularly contacts Microsoft server to find |
| regularly find holes in new computer products | | | | updates and notifies you if updates are ready |
| to use them for infection of computer | | | | to be installed. Updates are important |
| systems. Some dangerous viruses can | | | | because hackers regularly find holes in |
| considerably damage data files or even erase | | | | operating system which are often used by |
| entire file system. Make regular backups of | | | | virus creators.6. Don't install and don't run |
| your data files to separate file storage | | | | suspicious software.Check new programs which |
| device. It can be separate hard drive, flash | | | | you are going to install with anti-virus |
| card, compact disc or another file storage | | | | software. Don't download software from |
| device which you choose. To ease the | | | | suspicious websites. To download software |
| procedure you can use some automatic backup | | | | always seek website of software creator or |
| software. And be ready if the system will die | | | | official distributor. Do not open |
| because of virus infection.2. Be ready to | | | | applications received by email from unknown |
| reinstall your system if it dies because of | | | | persons.7. Limit access to your |
| viruses.Get distributives of your operation | | | | computer.Protect enter to system with |
| system and distributives of software which | | | | password.8. If you use Internet Explorer, |
| you use and keep them together, for instance, | | | | consider moving to another browser.As IE is |
| on a set of CDs not far away from you. In | | | | the most distributed browser today virus |
| this case if virus infection will cause | | | | creators actively use defects in its security |
| unrecoverable system failure you can rapidly | | | | system to infect computers. Infection may |
| reinstall your working medium.3. Protect your | | | | arise if you will visit webpage which |
| network connection with Firewall.Firewall is | | | | contains invisible harmful code. You are more |
| a software which blocks suspicious | | | | safe if you use less known browser only |
| potentially dangerous connections to | | | | because virus creators do not pay much |
| preventing viruses from network to penetrate | | | | attention to it. Major IE competitors Firefox |
| into your system. Windows XP system has quit | | | | and Opera browsers provide now the same |
| simple but reliable built-in firewall. You | | | | comfortable interface and range of services |
| can enable it as follows. 1) in Control | | | | for working on the Web.9. Use spam |
| Panel, double-click Networking and Internet | | | | protection.Viruses are often distributed via |
| Connections, and then click Network | | | | email. Switch on spam filters in your email |
| Connections. 2) Right-click the connection on | | | | box to block spam receiving. If you need |
| which you would like to enable firewall, and | | | | assistance with using of the filters you can |
| then click Properties. 3) On the Advanced | | | | ask your email service provider. |
| tab, check the option to Protect my computer | | | | |