- Don't use Internet Explorer. Use Firefox or Chrome,
- Install Adblock. It will speed up your browsing and prevent you from clicking on malware-ridden sites.
- Make sure everything on your Windows system is up-to-date. This includes Flash and Java which often bug you. Those are both platforms through which viruses can come. For system updates, make sure Windows update is working and current.
- Install only one antivirus program. We recommend Microsoft Security Essentials
- Clean up the crud on your system once a month. We use CCleaner.
If you think you have a virus
- Restart the computer.
- Hold down F8 at the very beginning. If you see the Windows logo you've gone to far so hold the power button until it shuts down. You should see a menu offering Safe Mode amongst other things.
- Choose Safe Mode with Networking.
- Run CCleaner (Load up, Analyze, Clean)
- Run Malwarebytes (Update, Full Scan)
- That gets most. Clean whatever Malwarebytes finds and reboot. Load Windows Update. If you still think you have a virus call us.