Before leaving you always lock your home or vehicle for its safety and security! Likewise, your computer security is equally important as many hackers may be trying to steal your valuable information. While you’re connected to the internet, your computer is continuously under threat in the form of viruses, Trojans, malicious software, email spams and more.

Let us check out some of the reasons that prompt you to secure your computer.

1. Privacy Protection

Your computer stores a lot of data including the information about your family or the people dearest to you. There might be some private conversation with someone that you do not want anyone to see it. Everyone loves his or her privacy and the best way to protect the computer screen from snoopy people is to safeguard it using passwords. Set a password to your computer screen so that no one can open it in your absence. This is the first line of defense for securing your PC.

2. Malicious Software Protection

Sometimes you want to install some game, music or video on your PC and as soon as you do it your computer crashes down. The reason is that you have not secured your computer with an efficient antivirus. It is likely that you are using an old antivirus, and it is no longer strong enough to protect your computer from malicious programs. Even the best antivirus could fail to secure your PC from viruses and other security threats if it is not updated. Always ensure that you antivirus software can install automatic updates to efficiently combat various threats.

3. Spyware Protection

Spyware is software that installs itself on your computer and you never know about its presence. While you are using the web, it will closely monitor your internet activities and ferret out all your personal information. The most dreadful are the keyloggers which can detect the keys you are pressing and can quickly know your passwords you are using for financial transactions. You can protect your PC from spyware by using the decent anti-spyware software. However, many antivirus software include the spyware protection but you must ensure that it is regularly updated.

4. Virus Protection

Viruses are the most common attackers that damage the computer in many ways.  Your computer can be infected with the virus by downloading unreliable files, opening spam emails or visiting phishing or scamming website.  The tricky virus can pretend like antivirus software or a genuine email from which you are associated. Here again, a powerful antivirus will rescue you from the damage the virus could do. Regularly scan your computer with the antivirus so that any intruding virus can be easily removed.

5. Spam Protection

Spam emails are the most annoying threats to your computer as you regularly get these in your inbox. After signing in to your email, you are often bombarded by the spam mails from the unknown senders. Sometimes these spam mails have attachments and by chance if you open it your computer gets infected with the virus. The spam emails are quite alluring offering you lucrative prizes and many of them also claim that you have won some lottery or a lucky draw.  They also send you the links to the website that are unsafe and scamming. They are fraudsters and want to steal your identity. A robust antivirus can filter the spam mails and automatically delete it.

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