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What are computer viruses and how can I protect myself from them?

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Question added by Nuha Ali , writer , freelance
Date Posted: 2014/06/26
Muhammad Yasir Ubaid
by Muhammad Yasir Ubaid , Assistant production incharge , Javed Bros Label Industries

Trojans, malwares. the most common one are program viruses, they mostly infact executibles .exe or ,bin. Using a premium anti virus and anti malware will probably be the best option to avoid viruses. A precaution is do not use untrusted removeable media.

Asim Ali
by Asim Ali , SAP HCM Support Officer , Al Tilal Steel Company Limited

they are codes which intent to infect the computer designed by coders for specific purposes but thanks to some defenders of the systems like Anti-virus, Anti-Malware, Anti-spy, softwares you can prevent your system being infected.

Their are many ways to prevent the infection or damage

1- secure your computer with an anti-virus with updated engine

2- setup a firewall as your comfort

3- get some ad-ons on the browser

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