![]() ![]() Avast is another free anti-virus program. For Windows users, Microsoft Security Essentials is free. You don’t have to pay for software to protect your computer or for an annual subscription to maintain the latest virus protection. Microsoft says 44.8 percent of Windows virus infections happen because the computer user clicked on something. Don’t click on links within emailsĪ good rule of thumb is if you don’t recognize a sender of an email, don’t click on any links within it. The software patch came after the Department of Homeland Security sent out an advisory late last week about the security flaw recommending computer users disable the Java plug-in in their Web browsers. Oracle just released on Sunday an update to its Java software to fix a security hole hackers could have used to infect computers with malware. ![]() Software makers like Microsoft and Oracle routinely update their software to fix bugs that could potentially be exploited by hackers. But let’s take a look at eight additional ways you can protect yourself from viruses and malware: 1. The way to defeat these scams is simple enough – don’t give strangers your credit card numbers or access to your computer.
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