With nearly every computer in the home and business, there is now an increased risk for acquisition of computer viruses. A computer virus is a program that makes identical copies of itself and infects the user’s computer files. These viruses can be transferred from computer to computer infecting files and programs. Computer viruses are a threat because they can be kept hidden for the duration of information and damage files.

Below is a list of many methods, the user can implement to help protect your computer from harmful viruses:

* Make backup copies of important documents and files and store them in a separate disk or external hard drive. Thus, you will continue to have a copy of your files if your information is deleted or suffered damage to other computers. (more…)