Tips and Tricks
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Virus Tips
How do you know if you’ve got a virus or worm that your antivirus software doesn’t detect? Start by looking for unusual activity on your PC, such as unexplained hard–disk activity (listen for disk sounds or watch the PC’s disk access LED) or network access. Remember that there are a lot of viruses traveling across the Internet… don’t let them get you down or affect your business. Call Mile High PC Techs today. Let us detect and eliminate viruses and worms that manage to sneak past your antivirus utility. Find out more.
- Do not trust anybody and do not click anything! Not even a text link, image, flash animation… only click from trusted sources.
- Do not open emails from un-known sources — use junk mail filters to weed them out of your in-box.
- Block images in your email client. Spam servers can log when images are received, thus verifying your email address is active.
- Do not open attachments from spam mail or un-trusted sources. Most virus infections arrive via attachments.
- Do not click links in email. If you must use the link, cut and paste the link directly in the browser or manually type.
- Turn up IE security settings. Turning up the settings too high can not hurt anything.
- Be wary of anything that promises free access. Do not assume hackers are kind.
- Turn off pop-ups and enable only when coming from a trusted source.
- Run a full anti-virus system scan on a regular basis.
- Manually verify that all automated virus, spyware, and firewall updates are working properly.
Windows Tips
Computer software can make any task easier, but do you know all the tricks to use that software productively? Sure, you can stumble through any program and probably get the job done, but why not find out the easiest way to use your software? Schedule an appointment for one-on-one training with Mile High PC Techs and let our trained technicians show you the tricks that you need to get the job done quickly!
Maintenance Checklist
- Back up your files and store them
- Verify virus definitions are up–to–date
- Clean out files from your temporary files directory
- Delete your temporary Internet files & clear your Internet history
- Empty your Recycle bin
- Run a full anti–virus system scan
- Check for the latest application service packs and updates
- Check for unneeded or unused programs and consider uninstalling them
- Change your passwords
- Reboot your system on a regular basis
- Clean junk e–mail and sort e–mail folders
- Manually verify that all automated virus, spyware, firewall, and updates have worked properly
