Every day, whether in our work or our personal lives, manage valuable
information, which naturally do not want to get into the hands of
others.
When we suspect that this may be happening in fact, many of us do not
know how to behave and, therefore, we make some mistakes that are best avoided.
Do not turn off the computer
One of the first reactions when they think the team has been
compromised is to turn off the computer. This is wrong, even though the
TV series would have us believe otherwise . It is true that
disconnecting the computer will stop the Internet
connection, but not the beast that we have installed in it. With the
computer off also run the risk of losing important information we have
stored before proceeding. It is best to take things easy and assess the
situation before resorting to this drastic measure and useless.
Make a backup of your data
Before touching anything, make a backup of all your information on
any device you have on hand. Once we have done, pass a virus to
investigate any possible infection that can be newly stored information.
Windows
7 has a good utility to make backups , but there are also others on the
market. One that I tested isBackup4all , this is not a free application
but it will help to protect the information of all our programs at the
risk of total or partial loss. Also Driver Backup allows us to make this
an easy task for all the devices you have installed, and Uranium Backup
allows you to create backups. The latter two programs themselves are
free.
Check your firewall
The first thing you have to do if a situation like this is check that
the firewall is on and working properly it will certainly help the
problem go to more. Microsoft offers on its website a practical guide to
turn on and turn off the firewall , and other details that may be
useful. A part of the solution that brings pre-installed Windows, we
have other options available firewall which is free and you can
download, as always only as an alternative that strengthens security
measures we already have. The virus usually also come with a firewall
(the NOD32 product is very good), but in order to have an endorsement
that we have for example Comodo Firewall , a very simple application
that has automatic updates. The AVG Antivirus Plus is also a good
product to install, a suite that allows us to protect ourselves against
all kinds of computer viruses and intrusions.
Run several antivirus applications
It is possible that the virus we have installed on your computer is
no longer sufficient, or is committed by the same virus. Therefore, it
is advisable to test not only with a thorough scan with your antivirus
download or purchase common but other variants to identify the source of
the problem ( Important : never have two antivirus installed at the
same time on the computer, it can cause headaches) . If you really think
there’s something wrong but we can not detect any of these programs, a
final safety measure to the most paranoid is to download an antivirus on
another computer and then transfer it to us through an external disk or
USB memory, and do the analysis from there. There are also some
antivirus in the cloud that we may be useful as Panda Cloud .Some other
anti-virus to those mentioned NOD32 , which recently upgraded to a new
version, and AVG , which has lost relevance in recent times, also worth
noting Avira , which has been moving in recent months as one of the most
used, avast! that is free to download, or Microsoft Security Essentials
(highly recommended the latter, is free and works perfectly).
Install Windows patches
It is true that it is quite annoying, and we can get to play against ,
but often the source of many security problems with computers come from
the fact that people do not install security patches. Windows is
constantly discovering new leaks in your security system, and providing a
solution to this, so do not install these updates is the cyber
equivalent to not be vaccinated against common diseases.
Each of us has its own way of dealing with your computer, so all we
can realize when it is acting in an unusual way. This can be a clear
indication of the presence of a malware, so the above tips can serve as a
basic way to solve / mitigate the problem and prevent it from
escalating. Of course, if these remedies do not work, we know it’s time
to call an expert.
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