10 Steps to avoid a virus infection in your computer

• Prepare the workstation to be protected from malicious intruders.
• Always apply the latest operating system security updates and service packs.
• Install and run the AntiVirus application with the latest signatures.
  
• Schedule to run an automatic weekly scan. Always observe the results, and remember to never turn the AntiVirus program off.
• Install and run the Firewall with the latest security signatures. Leave the settings on the highest security level, and never turn off the firewall.
  
• Scan the system for spyware.
• Protect the workstation with strong passwords. Use a minimum of 8 alpha-numeric-special characters.
• Set a secure password for your hard disks, and set a power-on and screensaver password.
• Do not run any Peer to Peer software, such as KaZaa, Morpheus, and so on. Do not install any other non-standard software on your machine.
• Do not use virus infected USB drives/pen drives/zip drives.Before downloading any file from internet always do a virus scan.

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