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SAFETY MEASURES TO PREVENT MALWARE
There are many remedial measures with which we can fight the viruses, spyware and other malware. There
is a popular saying that, “Prevention is better than cure”.
Some of the popular preventive measures to keep virus at bay are:
Download Information from Trusted Websites
Always download contents from a legitimate website. The web address of such websites start with https.
Untrusted websites might infect the computer system with virus.
Installation of Antivirus
Install a reliable antivirus program to detect and remove malware before it harms the system. Keep the
antivirus updated to protect against new threats and schedule regular scans to identify hidden infections.
Some antiviruses also help to recover the data which are lost.
Once the antivirus software is installed in a computer, it prompts and informs the user if there is an attack
of virus on the computer. Some common examples of antivirus are:
l Avast l McAfee l Quick Heal
l Nortan l AVG antivirus l Kaspersky
Avoid Suspicious Links and Attachments
Cyber criminals often spread malware through phishing emails and fake websites. Never click on unknown
links or open attachments from untrusted sources, as they may contain harmful programs.
Scanning & Cleaning of Hard Disk
If a user faces some unusual symptoms while operating a computer, then it must be scanned and also
cleaned as it may have been infected by a malware. To do so:
l Install an Antivirus, say Quick Heal Total Security in the computer system.
l Select and right click on the file/folder or drive, which is to be checked for threats of virus.
l Click on Quick Heal Total Security Scan.
l The scanning process begins. To pause or stop the process of scanning in between, the user can click
on the buttons Pause or Stop.
l The infected files(if any) will be cleaned/ deleted automatically.
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