#6 would be Don’t Click on That. The vast majority of random crap the internet throws at you has unwanted stuff with it. Whether it’s emoticons or toolbars if it doesn’t come straight from one of the top dozen or so companies whose names we all know there’s about a 90% chance it’s got at least cookie trackers and probably worse stuff. Even the top dog companies like to laden their crap with stuff that while not technically malware sucks off your performance. Almost any time somebody’s computer has been rendered next to useless you’re going to find a dozen browser add-ons. So quite simply, don’t click on that.
The naughty 5 should be emphasised.
What is the best way to see if you have the most current versions?
running a host file can also save you a boatload of trouble and block many annoying adds. You can get a good hosts file at http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Bookmark.
6. Buy a Mac.
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Never.
I do not EVER accept MS files without EVER checking what I am downloading first!
I have been using Malwarebytes anti-malware for some time. It works amazingly well, doesn’t run in the background all of the time, and it’s free. You hit the update button and then run it. It has saved my system at least twice. In my opinion, it beats the pants off every other program out there.