PC Internet Protection

How do you keep your PC safe while using the Internet? These days using the Internet has become essential to everyday life. However even when you do not go to questionable sites it still seems that your PC can get "infected", and the next thing you know your PC is unusable. So why and what exactly causes this to happen and how can you avoid it from happening. Is there really any way to have PC Internet protection?

There are few simple reasons why this happens -


-People who just like causing harm.
-People who feel that it is the only way to make money.
-People with too much free time.
-People who do not know what they are doing and in overtly cause harm.

It seems almost every day new buzz words are created for programs on the Internet that can do damage to a PC - Viruses, Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Bots, and the list goes on. Do not get confused by these buzz words, even the IT professionals sometimes cannot tell them apart.


-Viruses are programs that run on your machine that just wreck havoc, such as deleting other programs on your PC.
-Spyware is just that, programs that actually try to gather information that can possible be sent out on the Internet.
-Adware are programs that try to add things onto your computer, for example pop ups that want you to buy something.
-Trojans are programs that embed themselves somewhere in your computer and then proceed to take over other programs on the PC, a common one would be to redirect your Internet explorer to somewhere different than where you wanted to go.
-The latest craze is 'Bots', programs that run on your PC and possible work in conjunction with other 'Bots' on other PCs to perform tasks, such as breaking into networks.

There are never any guarantees no matter what you do! But by following some simple rules you can get the best PC Internet protection that is reasonable to expect.


-Make sure you have a program installed that gets continuously updated to protect your machine. Some of the more popular ones are McAfee or Symantec, however sometimes lesser known programs do a better job. You may also need addition programs, ones for example that are designed specifically to keep your PCs registry clean, or block adware.
-Avoid web sites that seem questionable, usually you can use common sense and your gut feeling.
-Never agree to download something unless you are sure what you are downloading. By agreeing to install something you might bypass any protection software. *If prompted for a download, instead of selecting 'NO' when prompted click on the 'X' or cancel the process through Task Manager. Sometimes by clicking on the 'NO', you are actually agreeing to do a download.
-If you do get infected by something, try to do a restore of your registry too before you got infected. In MS Windows perform a 'System Restore' by going to Accessories - System Tools - System Restore. This will restore your systems registry, you will not loose any data.

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