Ensuring Security On Your PC

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Ensuring the security of your PC is really challenging and indeed difficult to maintain. Mere installation of antivirus software on your PC doesn?t ensure the security of your PC rather you need to make sure of many other factors as well. To keep your privacy and security unchallenged and uncompromised, you have to take certain steps that most users prefer to defer. You may be enjoying lesser speed or you would require to approve of certain pages before they get loaded on your PC that may be irritating for some of the users but it is necessary for ensuring the security and privacy of your PC.

In this article you get information regarding things that you can do to ensure the security of your PC:

Operating Systems

Because of complications and requirement of advanced technical knowledge, many users simply ignore the operating system (OS). They are even aware of whether the PC has been installed with a secure PC or not. Although Windows 8 from Microsoft is a secure OS it still may become victim of hackers and viruses. Because of this reason, security experts recommend users to switch to GNU/Linux-based OS as it is considered more safe and secure. GNU/Linux OS is considered to be safer because many of the malicious programs don?t run on this platform. But you shouldn?t worry even if you are using a Windows run or Mac machine as Microsoft and Apple constantly release security updates to keep your OS updated with features to deal with modern security threats including viruses and malware.

Antivirus/Antispyware/Antimalware software

Use of antivirus software is a traditional way of securing your PC which is still relevant and effective.

But you must remember to ensure that the antivirus software on your PC is effective, updated and has all the security components active.

Users of Windows run machines can go for the Microsoft Security Essentials as it is a decent product with all the required security components. This is a free antivirus software from Microsoft with decent security components. It comes by default with all Windows OS. The Microsoft Security Essentials is non-invasive in a way because it doesn?t bother users for notifications to upgrade to its premium version and neither prompts users with irritating messages. Moreover, it updates its database quite frequently. This leaves negligible scope of security failure.

Web browsers

For the security of your PC, it is also important to use the right web browser which provides you optimum security against viruses, malware and hackers. Internet Explorer (IE) and Mozilla Firefox is considered safe web browsers and recommended by security experts. Some of the leading attributes of Firefox is that it is safe, secure, fast, efficient and user-friendly. So whenever you are using a web browser, you need to make sure that it is Mozilla Firefox. Moreover, it offers you the maximum customization options as compared to others like Google Chrome or Safari.

E-mails

Viruses, malware and hackers also use e-mails to inject viruses into your system via e-mails and attachments. You are therefore recommended to make it a thumb rule to not click on an unfamiliar link or attachment without scanning the same with updated antivirus software. The same rule applies for e-mails as these may carry malicious codes and programs that get smooth entry into your PC if you click on such links or download the attachment. So always ignore e-mails coming from unfamiliar IDs.

Above discussed are the most helpful tips to prevent viruses and malware that can infect your PC. By implementing these tips you stay safe and enjoy your browsing time.

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