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How to protect your computer from malware and hackers - Malware protection tutorial - The Hated One

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How to protect your computer from malware and hackers? Protection against malware and viruses is often presented as a far to simple task. Just install an antivirus and back up your software and you'll be fine. However, to truly protect yourself from malware, viruses, and hackers, you need change your thinking and daily computing habits. #1 Don't rely on following 10 tips to protect your computer from malware. Cybersecurity is a process not a product. There are 700 million malwares in existence right now. You need be more vigilant than just following ten easy tips on how to manage your cyber security and protection against malware. #2 Malware is not just viruses. There are so many types of malware that require different approach to protect yourself from them, that having an antivirus can be as far as even more damaging than not having one. You need to understand that malware executes itself just like any other program (in most cases. That means it need administrative (root) privileges, which YOU, the user, have to grant it in order to function. On windows you probably use administrative user account by default, but that's the biggest security flaw of your system. You need be logged in as standard (non-admin) user and elevate privileges only if you have to install a trusted software. Linux does this job for you by default, so if you want best security you can get, install Linux and use it as much as you can. #3 Use common sense. To protect your data from getting encrypted by ransomware, always back up on external hard drives. 2 is 1 and 1 is none. To protect against software vulnerabilities, do regular security updates. To protect your computer against malware with remote access, use non-admin account and install software only from trusted
Date: 2022-03-20

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Comments and reviews: 6

Masuhiro
What about bring some video talking about Recommended settings for Linux Mint, and also a firewall configuration? Probably is harder, but the basic in a video and some website providing full guide to protect the operational system and also the firewall configuration could let windows and linux mint with a extra security. Windows probably will probably have more security and will avoid common mistakes and vulnerabilities in computers.
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lukkash
So the question is how to send securely SMSes as in many countries toy have to registee your SIM card? But of course u could get some in other country where it-s not mandatory however security of communication via smartphone is another crucial topic to be covered.
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TheAwezomePeople
Bro, what I've been using all this years it's not clicking on sketchy things and keeping my stuff out of the internet as much as possible.
Also, I'm broke so they don't have nothing but -information- to steal from me -. Woo hoo! Poverty?
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Kenek
Decided to buy new laptop lower end came with windows 10 divided drivers to install Ubuntu wanted to try both for 1 year see how I like and prefer - plan is to be Micro & google free -? your thoughts
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Haris
-Never use a SIM Card that has your real name on it- try to do this in germany, where you can't even use your SIM Card without registering it with a real ID card.
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Ruben
Good sound advice. Thanks for taking the time. I'm learning a lot from your videos and I'll be teaching my youngsters how to become more cyber secure. New sub.
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