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Step 4: his will begin the scanning process. o pause or stop the process of scanning in between the user
can click on the buttons Pause or Stop.
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infected les
(if any) will be
cleaned/deleted
automatically.
Update the Antivirus
If some new virus has developed after the installation of the loaded antivirus then it may not be recognised
by the loaded antivirus and therefore it may not prevent that virus. In that case the existing antivirus has
to be updated in order to install its latest virus signature and clean new virus. For updating an antivirus the
user needs to connect to its . he antivirus would then automatically get updated on the host computer.
Use passwords to login to your computer
lways use passwords that are di cult to guess. asswords are di cult to hack if they are a mix of small
letters a b c d etc. capital letters etc. numbers 5 etc. and special characters
etc. . his would prevent unauthorised people from accessing your computer.
Encrypt Data
his is usually done by banks and companies where important customer information is shared and stored.
hey can encrypt their entire hard disk using encrypting feature in indows itlocker forcing users to use
a decryption password or key before starting the computer thus preventing unauthorised usage.
REMOVING TEMPORARY FILES
emporary Files are unk files which become redundant once the task is completed. Such temporary files are
created to hold data temporarily while task is being processed. o remove temporary files:
Step 1: ouble-click Computer icon on the desktop. he Computer window appears on the screen.
Step 2: ight-click on ocal isk : and select Properties option from the Shortcut menu.
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