How to Protect Your Computer

To keep you informed of security and maintenance issues, Microsoft Windows 7 uses the Action Center, for example antivirus protection and file backup. Windows 7 Action Centre alerts you to problems that you should solve by showing a flag with an X over a red circle in the notification area of the taskbar.

The issues are divided in two categories by Action Center viz Security and Maintenance sections. Windows 7 automatically maintains your computer for better performance by performing definite functions. You must check your hard drive for file system errors.

For most of the computers which have Microsoft Windows 7 installed, the pressing security issue is protection against viruses. Viruses are programs that are designed to employ a variety of strategies. Great number of threats of Trojan horses, invisible exploits and slithering worms make antivirus must for every computer user. A virus may:

• Search your computer for important data, such as your Social Security number, credit card numbers or bank account numbers.
• Install spyware, such as a keystroke logger. This is an spyware which records every keystroke you press on your keyboard and to get passwords as you enter on a Web site or into a programs. You can install Malwarebytes and Superantispyware to remove such spywares from your computer. Also make sure that both of them have their latest updates installed.
• Distribute over other computers through flash drives, e-mail or over a network connection.
To protect your computer from these types of threats, you must have a all-in-one security suit installed on your computer and you must also update your antivirus software time to time so that your security software detects the new threats.