Thread: Online Threats

Even with all of these security measures in place, there is still potential for things to take a turn for the worse. To help avoid virus and malware infection, it is important to take care with all online activities. Care should be taken when downloading files from any website, or opening files attached to emails, for example. \ Do whatever research you. can to reaSsure yourself that the website or email in ques¬tion is genuine and use a virus scanner on the file before. opening or executing it.

One of the most common problems with computers is that over time they slow down to a fraction of their performance speed when they were new. With regular maintenance, however, it is possible to virtually eliminate this slow down. In the Performance section of this Ultimate Guide, we'll be examining ways in which taking care of your computer and optimising settings will help keep your system running smoothly for as long as possible.



Like any sensitive piece of equipment, it's important to treat your Vista PC with care in order to prevent it from physically falling into disrepair. For instance, it is possible.although admittedly rare - for power surges to result in too much power being supplied to a system and its components, and this can result in hardware burning out and becoming broken beyond repair. The easiest way to avoid this problem is to invest in a surge protector. These are similar in appear- ance and function to traditional multi-socket extension leads but sometimes also include sockets for a telephone line and network cable to protect additional hardware against the threat of power surges. Surge protectors often include an equipment warranty, so should computer hardware become damaged as a result of a power surge, and the surge protector was in use, it is possiblt; to claim compensation for any loss.