Optimize and Protect your New Computer
With the advent of internet as a powerful tool, its ill effect also came into being. It has been estimated that there are at least two million hackers and over thirty million viruses in the internet which constantly threatens the safety of your PC. A good optimization along with proper protection scheme can put the threats at the bay. Listed below are a few optimization and protection tips which ensure the security of your PC.
Check for Firewall: Always keep your firewall switched on. A firewall keeps a track on the incoming as well as outgoing traffic. It not only protects the PC from the hackers’ attempts but also restricts malicious codes which try to install themselves.
A Good Antivirus: A good antivirus is of utmost importance to protect your pc from the latest threats, virus, worms, Trojans and backdoor holes. Do a careful study about before choosing a good antivirus. Check if the antivirus has undergone parametrical tests to ensure its creditability like the EICAR string test. Merely keeping an antivirus is not enough; one has to regularly update it in order to get protection from the latest threats.
Strong Password: A strong password is the one which is easy to remember but hard to guess. Never keep any dictionary word as password. Keep the password as a combination of alphabets, numbers and special symbols. Also try to keep the password in a mixture of uppercase and lowercase and change it fro time to time.
Optimization: For the basic optimization one must follow the following steps:
- Defragmenting the hard drive at least once a month.
- Error checking of the disk.
- Using third party registry defragmenting tools.
- Using overall optimization software like Tune Up Utilities, Advanced System Care, etc.
In order for the complete maintenance, care should be taken to update all the software and drivers of the PC.
