- Use antivirus software on your computer
- Employ a spyware-detection program
- Install a firewall
- Keep all of the above continually updated, and install security updates for your applications and operating system.
- Beware of links or attachments in e-mail or instant messages, especially if the mail is unsolicited and asks for personal information or for verification of a password.
- When transmitting sensitive data, such as credit card details, use encrypted connections, and log off the Web site when you have finished.
- Choose passwords that are hard to guess, and protect them.
- Using a password management utility such as Roboform or Password Safe
- Do not copy or run software from unknown sources.
- If you want to figure out what multiple spyware-detection and anti-virus vendors think of a file upload it to virustotal.com
- Regularly back up your files, and safely store the copies
- Further to doing backups plan a test restore of data and make sure you can recover your important information
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