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    Use Antivirus and Antispyware Software

                      Using licensed antivirus software, antispyware software, firewall, etc., are some measures to reduce
                      cyber attacks. Always keep these software up-to-date. Antivirus and Antispyware software offer real
                      time to computer from malwares and reduce the risk of getting hacked.

                           Clear Browser Cookies Frequently

                      Cookies are the files that are temporarily downloaded from a website and stored in the local computer
                      when a person visits that website.

                      Step 1:  Click on Tools at top right corner of the browser.
                      Step 2:  Go to Safety → Delete browsing history.

                      Step 3:  Select the checkboxes for each data (Cookies and website data, History, Temporary Internet

                               files, etc.) which you want to delete from Internet Explorer browser. To delete Cookies, select
                               Cookies and website data.
                      Step 4:  Click on Delete button.

                      Though cookies are meant for storing the information related to activities performed during previous
                      browsing such as details of login, shopping cart, visited pages of a website, etc., but it can be tracked
                      and  misused  by  unauthorised  users,  to  possibly  gain  access  to  the  stored  personal  information.
                      Therefore, after completing the work, refresh the operation before leaving the computer for others to
                      use.

                           Install Firewall

                      Firewall could be either a software or hardware that helps in keeping a network secure. It analyses
                      the network traffic (flow of data) and determines whether the traffic should be allowed or not in the
                      network.

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