Plugging the holes that compromise your security
To have Antivirus on one's system, whether you are a Mac user or Windows, is a necessity these days.. You will never know of an attack on your computer unless you have a very strong antivirus system. This means that if yours is weak, then you can expect that from time to time you will be having a lot of issues as regard viruses and you will find that you will be spending a lot of time trying to get rid of the viruses that might be on your computer. In order for you to make sure that you eliminate viruses, you have to first of all make sure that there are as few viruses on your computer as possible. This is the first step into having a virus free Mac. The virus load is them kept low by making a Mac virus scan from time to time.
In order for you to make sure that you do not get attacked that often, you have to first of all plug all the holes and loop holes that the viruses may use to enter into your Mac. Most of the computer users see it fit to use a firewall. What this does it to make sure that even if you get infected, the virus will not be able to open a network backdoor so as to let in other harmful malware. This is a basic form of protection but is one of the best ways to make sure that the virus load stays low.
The nest thing that you can do is to make sure that you surf only the websites that you are sure are safe. As you may know, most of the intrusions take place when we are online. A click on a link that you do not know could open up a can of worms that you could find very hard to close. Thus you have to make sure that you check all the websites that you visit to make sure that they are safe. You may also employ the use of a good web checker that checks websites before you open then and tells you if there is a potential threat that lies ahead. While you are still online, you have to be wary of files that prompt you to download them. These files could come loaded with malware and that could be the start of some very serious issues for you. To top it all off, if you have a good antivirus, then it is also a good idea to scan the files that you download before you open them. It eliminates viruses right at the source.
Another of the big loopholes is the use of shared media. These include memory cards and flash disks. Most of the worms and viruses love to manifest inside these media because they are easy to get into and they make it easy to transfer the viruses from computer to computer.











