How to stay safe from adware
All used to be fair in love and war. But now there’s a new kid on the block that would give that pair of oldies a run for their money, as far as redefining what is and isn’t fair, is concerned. And that kid is advertisement – more specifically online advertising. Various sites would do their best to convince you to download their products and special features, but what actually happens is that you end up downloading an adware, which completely wreaks havoc with your device’s security. Here’s how you can ensure that you don’t download an adware while you’re being wooed by a tempting advertisement.
Instructions
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Use Secure Browsers
It goes without saying that the more secure your browser is, lesser are the chances of adware penetrating your device’s defense. Using browser fragility – something that Trojan and other spyware have expertise in – is what most adware count on, and hence browser security is pivotal for your own security. So yes, a big yes to Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrone, Apple Safari and even Opera but a big no to the default Internet Explorer. -
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Use Torrents Carefully
Torrents and p2p software is another means by which you might download mobile spy. Hence, whenever you download any file through torrents, or p2p networks, like for instance Ares Galaxy or even LimeWire, you should scan thoroughly through the files, via a virus scanner and only open it when you’re a 100% certain that it’s a safe file. -
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Scan Your Emails
Never open the attachments in your email without scanning them for virus. Or else, you might download a spy ware in lieu of what might look like a harmless file. Malware have a tendency of spreading via email. -
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Don’t Click On Phony Banner Advertisements
Banner advertisements like, “Errors detected on your computer,” or “Your computer has been infected with spyware” are actually inlets towards sites that are infected with malware, and would redirect you to these sites. More often than not the sites have fake ‘software removal tools’, and end up forcing you to buy the ‘full version’ of their software for a lot more trouble. -
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Install Real-Time Protection Scanner
It is highly recommended that you should install an anti-virus scanner that has real-time protection. Furthermore, it would also help your cause if you download a firewall and spyware scanner that would optimize the protection of your system. If you want us to earmark one, it would have to be Avira, which is as good a choice as there is in the anti-virus market. -
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Avoid Porn
Oh the rude awakening! See, the fact is simple, most of the adware spread through porn sites. This is fitting from a marketing perspective since the ‘adult sites’ are the most frequently visited sites. What these porn sites do is they exploit your browser of ActiveX to find a passage through which they can download adware. Don’t fall into the trap, even though the temptations would obviously be ‘irresistible’ more often than not.
