Tips to Reduce the Use of Antivirus Cleaners

Antivirus cleaners are only used after a computer is infected by viruses, or malicious ad-ware and malware infections. I have included below some tips and guidelines to help in the reduction of your computer being infected by a virus.

(a) If you are using a windows machine with windows XP, or windows vista installed as the operating system, you should always be running the latest security patches and browser updates.

(b) Your computer should always have antivirus software installed that is capable of running in real time.

(c) Your antivirus signatures should always be up to date.

(d) You should always do weekly scans to your computer.

(e) Never open e-mails from persons you do not know.

If you are serious about reducing the use of antivirus cleaners then you should always have antivirus software installed. Having antivirus software installed does not guarantee that your computer will be virus free, but the chances of your computer becoming infected is reduced tremendously.

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