10 Tips of 2020 to Keep Your PC Away from Virus

Tips to Protect Your PC from Virus

This topic is about ways to protect your PC from viruses that can screw up your computer. It also provides tips for taking preventative steps for protecting your PC, guidance for helping to protect your PC, finding and removing viruses, and keeping yourself informed about security issues.

Help prevent viruses from getting on your PC
There are many preventive steps you can take to help protect your PC from viruses and other threats.

1. Disconnect from the Net, Enter Safe Mode

Disconnect your system from the internet. Keep it in mind that you are not to use it till you are all set to clean it.

2. Reboot Your Computer into Safe Mode

Boot your system into Safe Mode; this ensures that only the minimum required programs, applications are loaded and also ensures that the malware doesn’t load if it’s set to load automatically when you boot again.

3. Update Scanner, Disconnect and Run A Scan

Once you’ve downloaded the Comodo malware scanner, install it on your system. Then update the malware scanner and once again disconnect the system from the internet.

4. Run a Virus Scan

Now it is time to run a virus scan using your chosen anti-virus or internet security software. If you are using Protegent Antivirus Security, select and run ‘Scan’.

Once the scan is completed, check the results; if you find any threats, get them deleted using the Protegent Antivirus. Protegent Antivirus scans are perfect and won’t let any kinds of malware get through.

5. Get Rid of All Temporary Files

After entering the Safe Mode, the first thing to be done is to get rid of all temporary files in the system. This helps free up disk space and sometimes it also helps get rid of some malware.

6. Use Windows Defender

Windows Defender is free antimalware software included with Windows, and you can update it automatically through Windows Update. You can also visit the list of Consumer security software providers to look for antivirus apps that work with Windows.

7. Use a Pop-Up Blocker with Your Internet Browser

Pop-up windows are small browser windows that appear on top of the website you're viewing. Although most are created by advertisers, they can also contain malicious or unsafe code. A pop-up blocker can prevent some or all of these windows from appearing. Pop-up Blocker in Windows Internet Explorer is turned on by default. For more info, see Change security and privacy settings in Internet Explorer.

8. User Account Control (UAC)

Make sure User Account Control (UAC) is turned on. When changes are going to be made to your PC that requires administrator-level permission, UAC notifies you and gives you the chance to approve the change. UAC can help keep viruses from making unwanted changes. To open UAC, swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search. (If you're using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and then click Search.) Enter UAC in the search box, and then tap or click Change User Account Control settings.

9. Clear Your Internet Cache

Clear your Internet cache and your browsing history. Most browsers store info about the websites you visit and the info that you provide, like your name and address. While it can be helpful to have these details stored on your PC, there are times when you might want to delete some or all of them—for example, when you're using a public PC and don't want to leave personal info behind. For more info, see Delete your browsing history.

10. Beware of Getting the email from strangers

Don't open email messages from unfamiliar senders, or email attachments that you don't recognize. Many viruses are attached to email messages and will spread as soon as you open the attachment. It's best not to open any attachment unless it's something you're expecting.