10 tips to secure your computer against hackers and viruses

10 tips to secure your computer against hackers and viruses

Ripple Internet flood of viruses and malicious codes, worms and Trojan programs known as Trojan horses, and if they reach such pests harmful to computers, they turn to criminal weapons; as they may penetrate many important and sensitive data.


The only salvation of these problems in the need to ensure a properly operating system by the following means:
 

Antivirus:

 The viruses, worms and Trojan horses tools used by hackers and Internet penetration computers, allowing them to control these devices. But the user can prevent these malicious codes detected by antivirus software.

And explained Michel Fortis, IT security expert Technical University in Darmstadt, Germany, that the user must update anti-virus software daily. And explain that by saying: "If the program does not know new malicious codes, you will not be able to be monitored during the process of searching for viruses." It is also important to be relying on only one program to get rid of the virus, and if you have installed two antivirus programs on the computer, they interfere with each other.

Anti-spyware programs:

 usually spyware monitors user behavior while browsing the Internet, and send this data without the consent of the user who then will receive ads for products and service offerings dubious. And there are a lot of anti-virus software monitors spyware.
He added Tim instinct, media spokesman of the Federal Office for Safety of Information Technology in Bonn, west Germany,: "If there is no program to combat viruses and spyware on your computer, must the user to resort to the use of one of these programs on the spot, and is keen on regularly updated."
 And advised the German expert, for example, using the program Avast Free Antivirus free, supplied function to identify the behavior of viruses, is also available anti-spyware program Spybot Search & Destroy famous.

Update your browser software:

 Because web browser serves as the gateway to the World Wide Web, so the hackers exploit any error in the browser software to infiltrate computers through worms. Hence the user must install the new updates on the spot, which applies to all other programs.

Data Encryption:

 The German expert instinct importance of data encryption through likened robbed the house, where a thief can steal valuables safe easily, if you are not well secured. It is therefore advises the user of the need to encrypt files and folders and sensitive task.

The user can do this in the operating system Windows 7 by clicking on the file or folder you want to encrypt, and choose Properties «Properties» then activate the encryption function under «Advanced» and then you select a password in the EFS (Encrypted File System). As the encryption process can be performed well by using an open source program TrueCrypt.

Caution when opening e-mail:

 the user should exercise the utmost caution when opening e-mail messages; because attachments and links these messages may be mined a lot of viruses and malicious codes.
German expert advised instinct to abandon excessive curiosity and warns the user to click on each message up to his e-mail, and if the user does not know the sender of the message electronic, it is best to be deleted with e-mail attachments directly.

Use a firewall:

 The firewall, which is also known as the firewall (Firewall), a guard for the computer; where it is unable to prevent intrusion perfectly, as well as it prevents unwanted communication processes. The German expert Fortis that the firewall is one of the standard functions of the Windows operating system; as it provides comprehensive protection even in the primary setting.

Checking the HTTPS protocol:

 advised the Federal Office for Information Technology Security, the need to be careful the user to encrypt the connection when conducting online banking services. And that can be identified by the appearance of the shortcut https instead of http at the beginning of a line browser, in addition to the lock icon appears. By clicking on this shortcut user gets information about certificate encryption, and can also check the site for the bank already.By clicking on this shortcut user gets information about certificate encryption, and can also check the site for the bank already.
The instinct: "If it is so, it must end banking operations immediately and report it to us." The user can make encrypted connections through additional software for the Internet browser HTTPS Everywhere.

Use difficult passwords:

 warns of the Federal Office for Information Technology Security user's reliance on the same password for all applications and services on the Internet. It is preferable that the password consists of at least eight signs, to include uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special signs. Experts warn of the use of any names as or even password words in the dictionary. There are programs to manage passwords such as Keepass encrypts and store many data access to Web sites.

Back up data:

 Despite taking all safety measures, but the computer may be exposed to harmful virus infection, and therefore user could lose many of the important data. Therefore advised the German expert instinct: "the user must back up important data regularly, so that it can reduce the damage to a minimum." 

Update on the Windows operating system:

 the user must update on the Windows operating system on a regular basis, preferably a user runs the automatic update function for Windows system, and does not halted at all; Because this function to update the system every month automatically.