In my last newsletter I addressed issues relating to the nature of malware (viruses and spyware) and how they can infect your systems despite having antivirus and antispyware programs (hereinafter, AV Programs).
The recent issue of Redmond Magazine has a rather good article about the same issue. A link to the article may be found at the end of this post.
In short, however, here is the advice they give (and remember this is a pro-Microsoft publication!).
1. If you get a pop-up asking you to install some AV Program, or telling you that your computer is infected, in most cases you'll probably want to click on the X in upper-right corner of the window. Don't click OK or anything else.
As the article points out many computers get infected by installing a virus by responding to just such warnings.
Be sure you know the warning that your AV Program will give you and avoid any other messages.
2. In order to avoid the aforemetioned possibility, don't use Internet Explorer.
3. Don't run your computer as an administrator. You should not have administrative rights, particularly when browsing the Internet.
4. Get this: they say consider using Vista (?!) or Linux or a Mac!
The article also has a list of some of the more common names for faux AV Programs that may try to install themselves on your computer.
http://redmondmag.com/features/print.asp?editorialsid=2617
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