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Update the Antivirus
If some new virus has developed after the installation of the previously loaded antivirus, then it may not
be recognised by the loaded antivirus and therefore it may not detect that virus. In that case the existing
antivirus has to be updated in order to install its latest virus signature & clean new virus. For updating an
antivirus, the user needs to connect to its URL, the antivirus would automatically get updated on the host
computer.
Recap Zone
Cyber safety is a measure to prevent or safeguard from cybercrimes or cyber attacks.
A password can be termed as a key of codes that protect our valuable content, documents or
files.
Privacy in Information Technology refers to personal control over one’s own files and documents.
Confidentiality refers to keep the data or information secret and allowing only authorised people
to access the information.
Cyber stalking refers to the crime of using the Internet, e-mail, or other types of electronic
communications to harass or threaten other people by following them online.
Cybercrime refers to misuse of data and resources on Internet i.e., Cyber stalking, identity theft,
bank details theft, unauthorised access of computer or network (hacking), etc.
Malware refers to infectious programs that hampers the functioning of a computer system.
Some common types of malware are virus, worms, Trojan horse, spyware, etc.
Some of the popular preventive measures to keep virus at bay are: download information from
trusted websites, installation of antivirus, scanning & cleaning of hard disk, update the antivirus,
etc.
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