Monday, 22 April 2013

My ways of staying safe while online

I use the most secure browser which is Chrome. I always run my browsers in Sandboxie unless I am updating, changing settings or adding &/or removing an extension.

I am extremely careful no matter what site I'm on (I don't click anything and everything) I have a few different web filters (Webroot SA being one of them) which add to my layer of security... Most of the time I have my system partition in Shadow Mode so if anything bad happens all I have to do is reboot and malware is gone.

I run scans whenever I feel it's time (no set schedule), If I want to test a questionable file or just try a new piece of software I can either run it in the sandbox or use VMware for my testing.

All my programs and plugins are updated using Secunia PSI or I manually search for an update.

If my computer starts acting weird or something bypasses ALL my security (which is highly unlikely) I have a couple backups on my portable/external hard drive, so in less than 30 minutes I'm back in the business.

That's about it for now unless I remember something in the future.
When in doubt don't click it or download it!

Be Safe
Happy Surfing

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