How Can You Minimize the Risk of Viruses on Your Pc?

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How can you minimize the risk of viruses on your PC? If you follow these few simple steps you should be able to avoid viruses from affecting your computer: 1. Virus detection: You need to have some sort of virus protection on your computer (an anti-virus program). This will warn you if you have accessed a program with a virus. These should be updated frequently to be able to detect the newest versions of viruses. 2. Opening attachments: Sometimes you will receive emails with files attached. Attachments are very useful but be wary of them. If you know that someone is going to send you a photograph, a word document or a music file then it should be safe to open. If an email with an attachment arrives from someone you do not know, then do not open it. It is best to delete it. If an attachment arrives unexpectedly from someone you know, then play safe by emailing them back and asking if they have just sent you a file. Only open it if they assure you they have. A lot of viruses have been going around containing an attachment and a message like: "I send you this file for your opinion" or other plausible reasons why you should open the file. Delete them, even if they seem to come from someone you know. 3. Downloading files: There may be times when you will want to download files from the internet. From time to time you might want to update to the latest versions of programs. But avoid doing this unless your computer has virus detection software Be very wary of downloading "warez" and free copies of software you would normally have to pay for from dubious sites. Reduce the risk of downloading viruses and trojans by only downloading files from reputable websites. These include software manufacturer's own sites and well-known download sites like Tucows, Download.com, Shareware.com and NoNags. 4. Sharing floppy disks and memory sticks: This has been a
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