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Have you ever been hesitant concerning what should be done to keep your computer safe. That is hard with today's malware, adware, spyware, and viruses, especially if you're connected to the internet.

Here are some helpful tips:

-Avoid entering potentially harmful websites, of which, those that contain cracked software, illegal material, and adult-rated contents that might be harmful on your computer.

-Do not use untrusted and unknown antivirus, use the best ones such as: BitDefender, Norton, Panda, McAfee, Kaspersky; these are the most protective. Don't forget to keep the antivirus' virii definition up-to-date by updating it regularly.

-Be always extremely cautious for using flash memories, for portable storage devices are one of the main virus spreaders. When an infected computer has a removable storage device attached to it, the virus spreads itself automatically on the device, thus infecting it. Consequently, when the device it attached to another computer, the virus infects the computer and spread through.

-Always watch out for online spammers. What you know is that anybody can send you a virus, but what you do not know is that a virus can be hidden in picture, music, and document files! Without you noticing, anyone might offer you a picture, you accept receiving it, when the transferring finishes, you see the picture, but what you don't see is the hidden threat. This threat may be a virus, a trojan, or a spyware. A virus has direct effects on your computer. However, a trojan, which can be a server of a NAT (Network Administration Tool) that gives the sender full control over your computer: he may access and manipulate with all your files, stop your keyboard/mouse from functioning, spy on your activity, and moreover, log all the passwords you type on the computer! So be very cautious.

-Watch out from online tricking and enticing materials. Sometimes, you may see on a website something telling you that you have viruses on your computer, and that it is scanning it; watch out! 90% of these times the thing that is telling you that you have a virus is a gate for a specific virus to attack your computer. THERE'S NO INNOCENCE ON THE INTERNET!