whats the best way to keep your computer safe

India
May 18, 2009 12:12pm CST
whats the best way to keep your computer safe from viruses.spywares,malwares etc.
4 responses
• United States
18 May 09
Choose a good anti-virus software. Don't download anything off the web onto your computer. Aviod emails from people you don't know. Don't go to questionable websites. These are few things you can do to protect your computer.
• India
19 May 09
thank you for your suggestions.
@rvorray (35)
19 May 09
(1) Install anti-virus with real-time protection. Including realtime check on your live webtraffic. Configure it to scan your computer once a week at your choosen time. (2) Enable windows firewall and change the state of windows automatic updates to 'remind me' so that you can download and install updates upon notification. (3) Install Windows Defender and configure it to scan your computer atleast once a week. (4) Install spyware (SpyBot) and configure it to scan your computer atleast once a week (spybot automatically does that). (5) Use FireFox!
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
19 May 09
The best way to keep your computer safe is to install all the essential softwares on your your computer. Essential, meaning those that will protect your computer from malicious files getting in like spams, virus and so on. Doing that, you need to install an antivirus with updated virus database. Also don't forget to install Spybot. It's a free anti spyware software. Then install Ccleaner. I think it's the best when it comes t getting rid of unnecessary files on your computer. You computer is all set so all you have to do is maintain my scandisk and defregment your drive.
• India
18 May 09
well. there are many ways.. Open only trusted sites.. install a genuine OS..a good antivirus.. good spyware(well these can be downloaded but what the matter is these downloaded softwares are not original!)... Run few built in services like disk defragment and all