How To Keep My Laptop Virus Free

Somewhere in your life you will be or have been attacked by a virus because viruses don’t leave anyone. Virus protection is the most important thing as it helps in the protection of your useful documents and on the other hand saves you from big tension. Since, laptops are more vulnerable to virus attacks, as compared to desktop systems, you must keeping yourself updated. So, it is important to know the useful tips. Here’s a list of DOs and DONTs that you must know: • Keep your firewall on whether you are surfing the internet or not. • Use an authorized antivirus that should be kept up to date regularly. • Make sure not to use a pirated copy of antivirus as it can contain harmful viruses. • You must update or install updated antispyware software as it is recommended for your computer safety. • If you do not have an antivirus installed in your laptop, then always try to avoid USB flash drives. And if you have a good Antivirus then always detect/scan the USB and delete the malware threats (if present). • Do not connect to wireless connections which come unknown or don’t have a name. • When surfing the internet don’t click funny images, audio or video that may look suspicious. • While opening E-mails with attachments make sure that the firewall is on and make a quick scan for it because attachments mostly contain viruses. • Be extra careful while using public internet connections. • If your laptop has Bluetooth feature, keep it off when not using. However, these were some tips for you to avoid viruses to enter the computer. Now, if a virus is present in your computer then how to detect it? Most of the times the following things occur due to hardware or software problems but sometimes it may be a virus: • Your computer may restart itself again and again. • Some of the applications may not work properly. • Different dialog boxes start to come out showing like a dialog box showing Error report. • Documents or any application which you may not have deleted gets disappeared itself. • Different exe. Files pop out. • A folder that is empty has an exe file in it and on deleting it gets deleted but whenever you open it again the exe file is still there. • Hard drives cannot be accessed and the computer doesn’t works as usual. But what takes to ensure that your computer is virus free? Here are some tips to eliminate a virus and get the best virus protection for a laptop or a computer. • Install an Antivirus and detect/scan the whole computer for viruses. • If a malware is detected delete/remove it. • If a virus is still present then update your Antivirus and make a complete scan again. • If the virus is still present and is making problems then the alternate solution is formatting the hard drive in which the virus is present. Now you know all about how to keep your laptop virus protected!