How To Keep Your PC Free From Virus

1.  Update your antivirus at least once every month. This way your antivirus can spot new viruses. Updating your antivirus program is really important to having a clean and healthy P.C. Sometimes you may be using the best antivirus program but because you did not update it, it becomes porous and is unable to detect certain virus. Another thing to note here is that everyday, more virus programs like trojans and the rest are being developed, and if your antivirus database is not equiped to detect them, no matter how powerful that antivirus program is it won’t be capable of protecting your computer.

2.  Scan your computer regularly, especially critical areas like your windows folder (assuming you use windows). Scanning your P.C regularly, keeps your P.C in check. It enables your P.C to check ande detect virus programs that may have been hiding or that may have masked themselves on your laptop or desktop.

3.   Avoid opening external drives that may be virus-infected. Use the "send to" option to transfer files to external drives, rather than copy and paste. But if you must open an external drive, be sure to scan it first. Use good and updated antirus software programs to scan any usb device that you connect to your P.C. If your antivirus program is outdated and you are not sure if the usb device is safe, then do not open it. Also disable autoplay on your computer.

4.  Install usb drive antivirus, along with your regular antivirus. Usb antivirus is a special antivirus program that scans automatiacally scans usb devices that you connect to your computer. Usb antivirus program also disable autoplay fot you on your P.C.

5.  Disable the autorun feature for external drives, on your PC. Some virus programs also use this feature to mask themselves and run on your P.C, causing great havoc to your computer. The safest thing to do is to disable this feature altogether.

6.  Lastly, mind the files you download and the sites you visit while browsing. This is really important. Some sites like sharecash contain a lot of unsafe files. So be sure to avoid downloading from those sites. They could compromise the security of your P.C.