How to Protect Your Computer From Viruses and Other Threats?

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Some of the examples of computer viruses and other online threats are browser hijackers, chain letters, cookies, document viruses and the internet worms. To protect your computer from all these, you should install a strong antivirus, use firewall and avoid opening unsafe websites.

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how to protect your computer from viruses and other threats?

1. Keep your OS up-to-date. This is especially true if you are running a Windows OS -- Apple users are fortunate in that most threats are made to damage Windows PCs. You can check

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Why are Macintosh computers less vulnerable to virus's than other types?

Good question. I've heard several "theories" about that. One is that the proprietary nature of Apple products makes their security technology less available to hackers.

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What can I do to prevent my computer from Virus, Spyware and other online threats?

Hi Sidd, I use an antivirus called AVG free. Its a free antivirus. Its excellent for many reasons. 1) Its a small software, download-able from the Internet. 2) It consumes less resources

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what's the best free security software to help protect your computer from viruses and other security threats?

There are good and bad antiviruses, but none is really "best" because what you mean by "best" can be interpreted in different ways. Do you mean the one that will

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