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Free Anti-Virus Protection

Free Anti-Virus Protection

Yup!  Its true I am going to tell you how to get your hands on free anti-virus AND FREE anti-spyware software.  Unfortunately too many people are running computers with no protection and their computer and privacy are in jeopardy.  If you follow these simples steps you can help protect yourself against virus and spyware infections.

1. GET PROTECTION

 Free Software-These programs offer protection for free

(You will need to right click on these links and choose open in a new window or tab)

AVG Antivirus
Clamwin
SpyBot Search and Destroy
Windows Defender
AdAware

2. DON’T USE P2P FILE SHARING PROGRAMS That’s right stop stealing music and programs, allot of the times the programs and files you download are infected.

3.  DON’T INSTALL FREE SOFTWARE Yes a few lines above I said download these free programs to protect yourself from potential infections….I can guarantee those files are safe,  spyware and virus free.  But allot of times software that is offered for free on the Internet is bundled with spyware and other malware.  Do your research, Google the software that is being offered free and find out what others have to say about it…Protect yourself

4.  DON’T OPEN ATTACHEMNTS IN EMAIL MESSAGES Back in the day the safe adage was, “don’t open attachments from people you don’t know”, but the spammers have gotten sophisticated and are able to spoof email messages and have them appear to be from someone in your contact list. Now it is best to always save the attachments and let your Anti-Virus software scan the attachment before opening it.  of course if you use a free mail account from GMail, Hotmail or Yahoo, they scan all attachments prior to you opening them so most of the time you are safe with them.

5.  BE CAUTIOUS OF WEB SITES WANTING TO INSTALL OR DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE TO YOUR COMPUTER Run Windows Updater on your computer and make sure you have the latest updates installed.  Download IE 7 or FireFox 2 to help protect your computer from illicit web sites trying to infect your computer. These are just a few tips to help protect you as travel the Internet, if you find your self infected and unable to clean your computer, give us a call or visit us on the web.  We gurantee 100% virus/spyware removal, or you don’t pay. Http://www.rsacc.net

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