How to avoid computer infected by virus

Oh no,computer infected by virus, have to format again...... Does this sound familiar to you? Well, if your answer is "yes", then you shall take note of the following tips. By following all the below steps, you can minimize the chances of your computer infected by virus in future.

Frequently update virus definition
Even you bought a power anti-virus programs with the highest speed in scanning, but it's totally useless if you don't frequently update virus definition. Without virus definition, anti virus software could not be determine whether the files is infected or not. For some of the computer without equipped with internet connection ,you download the independent virus definition files from another computer and install into that particular of computers.

Install anti virus with with spam filtering service
Some anti virus is bundle with spam filtering feature. With spam filtering, it can reduce the risk of your computer network being infected when open the affected file. In additional, spam filtering service can decrease the amount of unnecessary junk mail too, and indirectly save for the bandwidth cost.

Always scan incoming email before open
Most of the office computer infected by viruses is because of email. Attachment could be one of the medium. When you received executable file, such as .exe file, you should always scan the file before you execute. It's too late after you execute it. If you are using web mail to receive incoming email, you can use the service provided by web mail provider. Most of the web mail service provider is partner with anti virus company, where you can scan the email before you downloaded. The best part is, most of the time the services is free of charges.