Here are the rules to avoid getting viruses.
First! Get MacAfee Virus protection. Don’t be penny rich and pound foolish.
Remember that free just means you will pay at some point. Your greed will be your undoing. Nobody has a bajillion dollars that they want to send to you for safe keeping.
Assume that the only thing free on the net is a virus or malware.
Never click on an email that says you won anything you did not enter. There are no international lottery’s and even if there were, you can’t win if you didn’t play. So if you don’t have a ticket then delete the email.
Have an email with a free service like Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo that you use for anything commercial or for signing into forums. Keep your isp (Provider ssupplied) email sacred for correspondence. Do not send your isp email to someone from a free service email account. It will be captured. If you must the use this format ” johndoe (at) novirus dot com” It isn’t fool proof but it slows them down. Right now they scan for the “at” sign and they scan for text next to a period without a space. Like “.com .net .biz”
Never provide your isp (provider supplied) email in a chat room or on sites like YouTube, dailymotion, facebook, myspace or twitter. Etc. There are computers that scan for and capture valid addresses to be sold.
If an Email says they have been trying to get in touch with you remember that you didn’t tell them this time either. Delete the email.
If you get an email that says it is time for an update on software you have installed delete it and go to your software program. Open it, go to your menu bar and click on the help tab. Tell it to check for updates.
The second option if that is not available is to manually go to the website by typing in the address. Then go to their support page and look for updates.
If you get an email saying some account needs to update your information. And you think it is a possibility that it may be correct. DELETE THE EMAIL and manually got to your log in site. If they need something from you it will message you when you log in. Never use the link in the email.
If you do not know and regularly converse with the name on the email then delete it unless you have spoken with the person and are expecting the email. Remember this. NO ADVERTISEMENT THAT YOU DID NOT SPECIFICALLY SIGN UP TO RECEIVE SHOULD EVER BE TRUSTED!
Do not go to casino or porn sites. ESPECIALLY if you do not have MacAfee.
Do not use Yahoo search!
Remember that curiosity will cause you grief and the outcome should always be assumed to be extremely bad if you click it! Even for a peek!
If you are already being inundated with spam. Contact your isp for a new email address and this time treat it with the dignity it deserves.


