[HowTo] Protect your Windows from viruses without an Antivirus that spreads from Removable Devices

There are many different ways to classify viruses, and each of these methods comes with its own set of colorfully-named categories. Worms, macroviruses, trojans and backdoors are some of the more well-known examples. Many of these viruses spread over the Internet, using email, malicious webpages or other means to infect unprotected computers. Others spread through removable media, particularly devices like USB memory sticks and external hard drives that allow users to write information as well as reading it. Viruses can destroy, damage or infect the information in your computer, including data on external drives. They can also take control of your computer and use it to attack other computers. Fortunately there are many anti-virus tools that you can use to protect yourself and those with whom you exchange digital information.

Preventing virus infection * Be extremely cautious when opening email attachments. It is best to avoid opening any attachment received from an unknown source. If you need to do so, you should first save the attachment to a folder on your computer, then open the appropriate application (such as Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat) yourself. If you use the program's File menu to open the attachment manually, rather than double-clicking the file or allowing your email program to open it automatically, you are less likely to contract a virus. * Consider the possible risks before inserting removable media, such as CDs, DVDs and USB memory sticks, into your computer. You should first check that your anti-virus program has the latest updates and that its scanner is running. It is also a good idea to disable your operating system's 'AutoPlay' feature, which can be used by viruses to infect your computer. Under Windows XP, this can be done by going inside My Computer, right-clicking on your CD or DVD drive, selecting Properties and clicking on the AutoPlay tab. For each content type, select the Take no action or Prompt me each time to choose an action options then click OK. * You can also help prevent some virus infections by switching to free and open source software, which is often more secure, and which virus writers are less likely to target.

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[bogroman13]

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[Tru3m0sl3m]

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peace

[bogroman13]

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[Tru3m0sl3m]

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[ahlulsunnahwaljammah]

how many operating systems are you running at one time? whats you spec of your computer?

[Tru3m0sl3m]

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و بركاته

I've installed four OS but i used mainly my host OS and xp when i am in need of it.

ASUS M2N-VM DH

AMD X2 4200+

2GB RAM

320GB HDD 7200

Just enough for me to run virtual OS's.

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[KEVIN18780]

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[Shadman261]

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