Security software

In this article I talk about different kind of security softwares that are find all around Internet. This is some that can be found on many sites, but It’s good to know which programs you could some day run.

Basics about security

To fully understand Internet security as an average user, you need to understand first this: If you think you don’t have anything to secure from your computer you should change your attitude. Even if this statement exist and it’s true, your computer can still be used as a slave computer to manipulate Internet traffic, delay or even crash servers, web-sites and forums or to hijack somebody computer.

This is something many won’t even thing about and those who are more intellectual computers genies may want to consider using these tricks to hijack computers. So how can you make your computer more secure? This is a little list that you should keep on mind:

  • Update your software regularly, this also means browsers and other software
  • Don’t use administrators account to surf web
  • Use great passwords
  • Consider using anti virus-software
  • Disable browser option to remember your passwords
  • Enable firewall
  • Make back-ups of your most important files (documents, videos, music and pictures)

You might remember similar list from another article. This is one of the simplest list to remember. As an average user this good list but to developer might want to know more about security options.

Software and Programs

Here is couple softwares that you might want to try. Also if you haven’t heard about them now is good time read a little about them.

  • CCleaner, this software is used to delete unnecessarily files, scan for registery issues and securely erase all free space from hardwares.
  • Recuva, this program is used to safe deleted files accidentally from your computer.
  • Windows Defender, This software should be in your computer after installation Windows or it comes from Windows updates. Use this to scan computer to find unwanted programs and spyware.

When I found more this kind of programs, I add them here at list.

Here is a little list about anti virus-software. There are over dozens of different software so you should read more about them. I give you the names so you are free to find out more about them.

When I find more, I add them here. There are so many programs now a days it’s hard to keep count of them. It’s sometime try and err that makes things to happen.

-Tuomas Törmä

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Sources

  • Studies in Haaga-Helia spring 2013 Course Basics of Information security Teacher Petri Hirvonen

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