Deals, Bargains and Advice in Electronics

Over the past month, the number of virus infections in the United States has skyrocketed. I manage a computer repair shop in Atlanta Georgia and I’ve seen tons of virus infections over the last month, more than I’ve seen in twenty years of business.

Many of our clients were already using virus protection software, however some of the new strains of computer viruses are completely bypassing their software and installing themselves. Why not follow the following practical hints on exactly how to avoid getting your computer infected in the first place?

First off, email is the biggest culprit with virus infections. If you get an email from someone you know, and it has a file in it, you should verify with them what the file is before you click on it. Be careful of very tricky emails, many of them are very compelling in making your open up your emails.

Secondly, be careful with the websites that you visit. What we’ve found is that even innocent looking websites might have malicious code right on the website that could cause issues with your computer.

Third, it might be time to choose another web browser over Microsoft Internet Explorer. You might want to consider an alternative choice like Opera or my personal favorite Mozilla Firefox. I have found Firefox to be much more stable, and much more secure over Internet Explorer. One of the main reasons why it makes sense to use Firefox or Opera is because many viruses will not work on Firefox which is just an added level of protection for you.

Fourth, don’t download illegal software. Many so called “warez” sites are very aggressive in promoting virus infections. You have to be very careful as you’ll very likely to become infected while even browsing for illegal software.

You may want to consider a better virus program. Some virus protection programs are very different than others. Do a search on c-net to get reviews of the most popular virus protection programs. Many of our customers swear by products like Avast.

By simply being a little more paranoid with your computer as well as avoiding problem spots as mentioned above you should be able to avoid most computer virus issues. Good Luck, and stay virus free.

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