In this modern world almost all things are related to
internet. The advantages of using internet are numerous. But at the same time
there arise a lot of disadvantages because of the inappropriate usage of
internet.
10 Tips to stay safe and secure online
For a safe and comfortable handling of internet it is necessary to have
certain knowledge in what all need to care and do’s and do not’s. ‘Great Tech Blog’
here giving you a clear cut idea about the things you need to keep in mind and the
things you always need to follow in order to have a safe online experience. Be
cautious of the scammers and hackers they are waiting for your thoughtless dealings.
Don’t get frightened ‘greattechblog.blogspot.com’ giving you the best tips to
live safe and secure and with composure in the today’s cyber world.
1 Install Anti-virus software
Virus is a serious issue which will badly affect your
computer performance. Certain high level virus can copy what all you doing in
your system. Strong virus even can copy the passwords and credit card numbers
and each and every detail you storing in your computer. Certain virus can even
delete your data that are stored in the place you think it is safe. Some virus makes your system hang. Virus can
send popup of having adult content related to porn or other irrelevant advertisements.
Viruses are of different types and not so easy to detect if
not using anti-virus software. Install a good anti-virus software that is the
only remedy to control the virus attack. Anti-virus software helps to detect
and inform you if any malfunction trying to take place in your system. So that
you can identify from where the threat is coming and can take necessary action
to avoid such harmful threats. You can delete those viruses by scanning.
Anti-virus allows you to scan your system and will check any virus left and if
left it will suggest the steps to avoid virus attack.
Many paid and free anti-virus are available. Mcafee,
Kaspersky, AVG, Norton, Avira, Avast etc are some of the anti-virus programs
available. Try anyone which you feel comfortable.
2 Regularly update your Anti-Virus
Don’t ever thing your system is completely protected when
once you installed your anti-virus software. Because today’s virus is not
tomorrow’s. New viruses are being created having the capability to break the
security measures provided in the anti-virus programs. In such situations
anti-virus software company will update their software product with new
features in order to trap the new virus attack. You need to install this new
updated anti-virus to make your system safe. This will successful only by
updating the anti-virus software you already installed in your system. So on a
regular basis check whether any updated version of the existing anti-virus is
available or not and if yes update the existing version with new one. Update
regularly and take a relief.
3 Chat always in safe browser like Google Chrome
Most modern Google chrome browser is safe compared to other
browsers of same range. It’s speed and
the working performance is high.
Internet Explorer, Morzilla Firefox, Safari, Opera etc are
some of the browsers commonly used other than the Google Chrome browser.
4 Avoid clicking links in emails and unknown attachments
Always try to avoid clicking the links you getting in your
email inbox from unknown email ids. There are cases that the virus links are
even being spread from the known peoples email ids. If you feel an email link
irrelevant better avoid that link.
Many sites like Facebook, Orkut, Google Plus etc send the
notification mails to the email id. Although they are genuine it is recommended
to go to that website directly through a browser. And if you like to see the
content in the link avoid clicking directly, just copy the link and paste it in
the address bar of a browser in a new window.
If getting email links from your bank or other monetary organization better call
them and verify before clicking that link.
Like what we discussed above the unknown email attachments
also can spread viruses. Not saying that all unknown email attachments are
viruses. But the probability of getting infected is high when opening unknown
email attachments. It is you who need to decide whether you really need to open
or not if email attachments are from unknown email ids
5 Scan external devices and the downloaded files
Before opening always scan the external devices that are
connected to the system. External devices like pen drive/ thumb drive, external
hard disks etc must be scanned using anti-virus before using the data inside
it. You sometimes download files from the internet from various sites which you
are not sure about the security, so after downloading such files scan the downloaded
files with anti-virus before opening it. Before installing any program scan
that file you going to install and verify that one is virus free. These two are
important and these two are the most common way of getting virus attack.
6 Make different password for your email ids
You may have two or three email ids. It’s easy for you to
have same password for your entire ids. But it is better to have different
passwords for the ids you have. The benefit of it is even if one is hacked the
other email ids will be safe because the password is not same. Not only that
the chances to retrieve your id are high because email service providers send
you new password to the primary or secondary email id you provided at the time
of registration. If one password is known to the hacker it is easy to hack all
your ids easily if the password is same. So better make dissimilar passwords
for your email ids.
7 Don’t share your passwords
It is always better not to share your passwords. If the one
you sharing your password is not having a good intention he/she can do the
worse to you. And there may be some
situations you are forced to give password, if so don’t hesitate to change the
password after the purpose.
8 Don’t click ‘Remember Me’
Especially if you are using public computer like you use in internet café,
don’t forget to uncheck the Remember Me tab while entering the password. The
problem is by default the Remember Me button is checked. And you enter and
leave the system the other one who coming there can open your email id easily
because your user name and password is remembered by the system. So while entering
always ensure whether the Remember Me button is unchecked.
9 Delete web history
This is important if you are using public system for
internet purpose. After completing your browsing session go to the history tab
of your browser. Select the sites and all you visited and delete it. By doing
so others can’t see what all you viewed and can keep safe your privacy.
10 Avoid sharing personal details
To avoid unnecessary phone calls and unnecessary emails
better don’t share your phone number, email id and such kind of personal
details on the public websites. Most of the spammers collect email ids from the
public sites. If doing online purchase better confirm the history and
background of the website because the details like credit card number and all
you going to submit there in that website are really important.
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