What should you do to protect your computer while using public network?

Turn on your Firewalls and if possible put a passowrd incase someone whats t access you pc.

Hi,

To use a computer in public network you have to ensur the following:

• Use your own machine
• Do not let others use your machine
• Your machine should have updated OS
• Your machine should have multi protection sheilds AV (Anti virus, anti malware, anti spy, mail, internet..etc).
• Your machine should have turned on Firewall which is configured to open only the required ports like HTTP, HTTPS..etc (you can do ports scanner)
• Network Discovery service is off on MS windows
• You are using administrator account with complex password
• Your IP is assigned from the true DHCP server
• Do not use untrusted websites
• Do not connect any devices (like storage) unless you are sure of its health
• Do not try to access sensetive websites like financial or shopping as your account or card numbers will be stolen.
• Do not open or read or reply to unknow emails

Regards,

First and foremost, disable sharing and setting up a good firewall.

Use any ultimate security and just disable ping from firewall and disable remote access

what is ultimate security ?

it is an security product that offer :

Web Security

Firewall

Anti Virus

Mail Protection

On Demond Protection

I'm Use " Avira Ultimeate Security "

1. Use a trusted VPN service. 

2. Disable services which allow remote connections 

3. When connecting and prompted, choose the public wifi option.

4. And as the answer above says, use an antivirus and firewall.

Anyway if you cant verify that the Wifi is legit, its best not to use it. For myself, the machine connected to public wifi is barebone with nothing in it. I would keep sensitve stuff in a separate virtual machine with encrypted disk. 

This isn't going to directly answer your question, but...

From a not-the-best-whitehat-hacker's point of view, I'd rather not use a public WiFi if I were going to log in to any sites online.

Hackers sometimes transmit open WiFi signals from their laptops and thereby let users connect freely to the internet. Now since the data is going through the hacker's laptop, he could sometimes just monitor your data transmission and thereby catch your passwords and bank details and.. you know.

First , don't use your financial site , your bank account ..... keep your self secure to disclose your password ....or to give it to any one, finally I advice always use your own device.

Use vpn service 

or use firewall to protect from the attack

first be sure to disable sharing, second use a VPN , third your firewall should be on , and if you can use firewall software it will be good , use a good Antivirus , in using a web-browser try to use something like safety search or Browsec VPN