As a rule, many Internet users communicate in various social networks, instant messaging programs and do not think that all correspondence can be copied by unauthorized persons and used for insidious purposes. To protect yourself from such situations, you need to adhere to some rules.
Necessary
- - the Internet;
- - antivirus;
- - antispyware;
- - firewall.
Instructions
Step 1
If you spend a lot of time on various social networks, and in general on the Internet, you need to protect your computer from various threats, for example, hacker attacks, virus infections, pop-up banners and many other factors. First of all, install antivirus software. Fortunately, there are a lot of such programs on the Internet. You can also just buy a licensed disc in a specialized store.
Step 2
Despite the fact that antiviruses remove a large number of viruses, not everyone can cope with controlling traffic on the Internet, so you need to install a program such as Firewall. This type of program scans all traffic on the Internet in real time, scans active connections, prohibits third-party unknown applications from accessing the Internet, and blocks all pop-up windows on various sites.
Step 3
However, this is also not all. Correspondence from programs installed on your computer can be stolen by such kind of applications as keyloggers. How can you protect yourself from such a threat? If you have an antivirus installed, you also need to download an antispyware. Such programs automatically scan your computer for spyware, various scripts, rootkits and many other similar applications. Try to install all of these programs right away to be completely confident in the protection of your messages.
Step 4
However, it should be noted that no one program can protect a computer if the user succumbs to social engineering. Social engineering is a method of "pulling" information out of a person through simple communication, some kind of hints. If you receive unknown messages in your mail, delete them, do not give passwords for your accounts to anyone. Put a password on your computer at the entrance so that only you have access.
