Stop Spam Email

Now that we have discussed the threats to your online security, let’s review and summarize how you can remain safe against potential threats.

The Internet and e-mail are amazing resources that everyone utilizes to communicate with each other. Unfortunately, it is also being used for malicious activities such as phishing and spreading viruses.

Stay ahead of the scammers.

• Make sure all your computer security software is activated and working.
• Keep all of your computer software, but particularly your security software, up-to-date.
• Be very careful about providing sensitive, personal information.
• Never send sensitive information through email
• Be very cautious about opening email attachments
• Only download files from trusted sources
• Use common sense and research to identify scams.
• Never allow anyone to pressure you into doing something you aren’t comfortable doing.

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Prevention is always better than a pound of cure, but no system is 100% secure so you need to know what to do if you become the victim of a computer virus.

The instant you detect that your computer is infected with a virus, take the following steps.

Make sure your anti-virus software is up-to-date and re-scan your computer. Most anti-virus programs will be able to eliminate the virus.

If your software is unable to remove the virus, search for a vaccine. Entering the virus name on a search engine such as Google, is likely to result in removal instructions. You may need to download software patches or updates, just be careful to get them from trusted sources.

After removing the virus, run your anti-virus program to rescan your computer.

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Recommended Resources
AVG Internet Security
Firetrust MailWasherPro
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Stay secure!

Look for the next step in a few days:
“Stay Safe”

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