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Brand new PC, Laptop or Netbook
On a reputable new PC, these are normally provided with the Operating System pre loaded, also usually installed an Anti Virus program with a limited number of days. Some come with extra software. Most Netbooks come with Windows xp Home or Linux.
The disk drive Master Boot Record will be OK providing you have protection from Root Kits, Viruses, Trojans, Spy ware and Mal ware from the first day without any lapses.
Do not risk your computer with a free anti virus after your trial Anti Virus runs out or is nearing the end of the trial period as this is a false economy that you will deeply regret later.
My computer is fully protected right?
Many people think their new PC is fully protected by their anti virus, this is not the case. A misunderstood fact of life, there is not a single anti virus in the word that can give you 100 percent protection.
It is your Firewall, that protects you from Internet threats, your choice of browser setting that protect you while surfing, your choice of email client, your Internet security suite, your patching, your updates, your habits and how vulnerable your PC is to attack.
Increasing your protection
Many Internet Security Suites protect your PC from over 75 percent of threats providing you have regularly updated it and looked at the settings, many default settings are for speed or ease of use and not for your best protection.
For better protection you must:
Have the Operating System on a backup CD
Not relay on default settings
Regularly update and patch your Operating System
Regularly update and patch your software
Regularly scan your PC on a file by file basis
Scan every Floppy, CD, DVD, USB and download for viruses, trojans, spy ware, mal ware, root kits and other threats
Change your Internet Browser or at least your browser settings
Change your email client or at least your email settings
Use Image backup, file backup or a combination