General precautions

It is very hard to keep your computer safe from the attack of the viruses. Today most of the viruses infects the computers through the pen drives and internet. The CDs are also a medium of infection. With the arrival of flash drives the usage of CDs has been reduced to great extend. So we have to take precautions to reduce the infection. Some steps of avoiding infections are listed below:

• Do not connect the flash drives or other memories that you are not sure about the content.
  

• Use autorun killer softwares to increase

• Install a good anti-virus to defend your system from viruses. It is very important to update the anti-virus periodically. Only the updated anti-virus can detect the new viruses.

• Enable firewall which will increase the computer's security.

• Shut down the computer in its proper way otherwise, you are helping the virus (if any) for its action.

• The booting increases the chance for spreading of the viruses. So if there is an infection, switch on the system when you are ready to kick off the virus from your system.

• Do not share CDs or DVDs burnt using an infected system.

• Try to avoid the usage of cracks and patches for the sharewares.

• Avoid viewing the restricted sites.

• Some sites ask you to download Activex to view the content. Download Activex only from the publisher site.

These are only precautions. It does not guaranties that your system will be completely free from viruses. Taking these precautions will only reduce the risk of virus infection for your computer.