Many newbie computer users have a hard time keeping their computer free of viruses. This is because they do not know what to do to immunize their computer in first place when it newly bought. One of the first thing you do when you buy your computer is activate your antivirus software.
If you have a firewall, activate this one also and give only the antivirus permission to access the Internet. Then, click on the option in your antivirus to update itself. If you do not know how to do this, check your antivirus' manual.
While updating the antivirus, do not allow any other program to access your computer from the Internet, nor let any software access the Internet from your computer (except trusted ones).
When updated, disconnect from the Internet (not mandatory) and do a scan of the whole of your computer. What I mean by the whole of it is that you need to scan your memory (if the antivirus has the option), all your hard drives and removable media.
Now, if your antivirus software has an option of scanning all external storage media when they are being inserted, allow it for if you do not scan your incoming files from external sources, you might get infected.
Make sure your antivirus' auto-update option is on to enable it to get the latest virus definitions from the maker of the software.
If you use an email client like Thunderbird, make sure your antivirus scans incoming email so that you are not surprised with any virus here again.
If you are downloading files from the Internet, make sure you scan them before running them - they might contain viruses.
If your antivirus cannot remove a virus, make sure you ask the antivirus to quarantine it. Quarantining a virus is something like putting a criminal into prison.
Always run regular virus scans on your computer - you might never know when you might find a virus.
If you cannot install an antivirus software on the computer due to access/administrative rights, make sure you are virus-free by running an online virus scanning software.
Finally, make sure you get a reliable antivirus solution. You can get many of them for free on the Internet.
Hirvesh Marshall maintains a web page on FREE Antivirus Software (http://www.codefusionlab.co.cc/freeantivirus.html) at Codefusion Lab. Codefusion Lab is a site dedicated to provide free and useful software to other persons. You can get more software at Codefusion Lab: Free PC Tools and Webmaster's Resource (http://www.codefusionlab.co.cc).
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