“Would you leave thousands of dollars in cash out on the dinning room table when company is coming over. Most likely not. So why would you leave your computer unprotected on the internet. Learn how to protect your computer below.

Things You’ll Need:

• Computer.
• Free Anti-Virus software.
• internet.

Step 1 : Always keep a updated version of a anti-virus software. You may find free versions at on the internet. Use a search engine and type in free anti-virus software.

Step 2: Recognize the symptoms of a virus. If you have any suspicions of a virus on you computer, run your anti-virus software.

Step 3: Let your virus software run daily. I usually have it automatically run when I start up the computer. Do not disable your software.

Step 4: Set your anti-virus software to check all incoming downloads.

Step 5: Do not down load files from unknown sources.

Tip: Back up your data files. If a virus ever damages you computer, you wont’ lose your important files.”

from eHow.com