How to keep you PC secure from Hackers
They didn't even mention the safest bet of all...don't own a computer! ;)

In many ways, the internet today resembles a digital version of the wild, wild west. There are a lot of ways that you can potentially open up your computer and allow “bad guys” in. Then you have companies like Symantec that turn all this into a game of “cops and robbers”, with your PC as the battleground and your wallet as collateral. This is not to say that companies like Symantec don’t have a purpose. They certainly do, and they help guard your computer against “bad guys” when you are stupid enough to allow them in in the first place.

If you are using a computer, you need to obey certain laws of common sense so that you don’t give your computer away as an early Christmas present to some hacker. These basic laws of common sense are:

1. Do not click on any links in an email which is not solicited.
2. Do not install little-known shareware applications to your computer.
3. Not hanging out with the “bad guys” means you’re a lot less likely to get zapped by them. This means you’re a whole lot safer when you’re not surfing warez sites, porn sites, and other sites of questionable material. The owners of such sites usually have a lower sense of ethics and you’re more likely to encounter PC infections on such sites.

Now, there are more than 9 ways to give your PC over to hackers. But, I am going to focus on some of the “biggies” that I see people do. I don’t fault people if they have done some of these things. It’s really easy to trust everybody until they prove otherwise, but unfortunately, that’s risky when you’re talking about the internet.

So, without further ado, here are 9 ways you can hand your PC (or your identity) over to hackers, spyware applications, and advertising agencies.

Read all about it here courtesy of pcmech.com

Eric