Most often we tend to assume that hackers are interested only in our data but the fact is that they can be interested in the hard drive storages and in the Internet connectivity. They can smartly use our resources and make us easy prey of their menace. So it is an imperative for all computer and Internet users to ensure a safe and secure PC using computer support tips.
For ensuring a secure PC you need to follow some basic tips suggested by the
tech support team. If you face in difficulty in acting on these tips you can always call up to the 24/7 computer support experts. All you need to do is to tell them about your computer components and they will recommend and explain each and every step so that you can ensure your computer security.
If you have not set your administrator password in Windows go ahead and set a password to make your PC secure. Many computer users make their online presence vulnerable by using weak password and sometimes by using no password at all. Viruses and hackers scan the computers on the Internet to look for computers with no admin password and choose it as their entry path when they find such a computer. So the computer support experts suggest securing your computer with a strong admin password. When you install Windows admin account is automatically created but if you can not remember that go to Start->Control Panel->Users & Passwords and change the admin password and make it one containing at least seven letters, symbols or characters.
You must keep your Anti-virus software updated. Most often people assume their computers to be safe because they have anti-virus software installed to their PC even if the software is not updated for a year. But to make the PC secure against any malicious attack the anti-virus software needs to be configured to update and scan each day. Paid anti-virus can be used by renewing after the needed time and the free anti-virus software is also not bad if these are updated with the latest virus definition.
Ensure that your computer operating system is capable of automatic Windows Updates. Microsoft finds vulnerabilities in their operating systems which need security patches to fix. These come as the Windows Updates. If the PC is not configured to download these updates automatically the system will be vulnerable to serious security flaws. Make sure the PC is configured in the right way to download these updates. You can check it going to the Start->Control Panel->Automatic Updates.
You can easily install a router which can protect the PC from outside network. When a router is installed the router is assigned with the public IP address and faces the outside network instead of the PC. The router hides the computer from outside network by giving it an internal IP address and it also filters out the anonymous attempts that try to connect the PC.
