Click here for the full article and to read more about these ten deadly sins for your tech gadgets:
1. Plug into the Wall without Surge Protection
2. Surf the Internet without a Hardware Firewall and a Software Firewall
3. Turn off the Antivirus Because It Slows Down Your System
4. Install and Uninstall Lots of Programs, Especially Freeware
5. Keep Your Hard Drive Full and Fragmented
6. Open All Email Attachments
7. Click on Everything
8. Believe that Macs Don’t Get Viruses
9. Use Easy, Quick passwords
10. Don’t Bother with Backups
Test Yourself
For fun, take the true or false test below and then read the article and see how many you have right.
“True” or “False” – Test Yourself
a. You should never open any attachment that ends in “exe” or “cmd” or “dll.”
b. Attachments ending in “doc” or “xls” or “ppt” don’t contain any executable code (see #1 above), so they are safe to open.
c. Attachments ending with “txt,” “gif,” ”jpg,” or “bmp” are safe to open.
d. You should open attachments only when they’re from someone you know.
e. You should open an attachment only when it’s from someone you know and you are expecting it.
f. You can’t open any attachment without taking some risk.
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Mitesh Gada
Haha I liked the #3 point, sa I had also tried it earlier and later found virus in my computer.
One more point which can be added to list is “Saving all the software files and important docs on C Drive”.