{"id":2745,"date":"2012-11-09T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T07:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/?p=2745"},"modified":"2018-06-11T09:10:11","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T07:10:11","slug":"secure-your-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/2012\/11\/secure-your-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"[:en]Vaccinate your pc[:af]Tyd vir jou rekenaar se kuber-inenting![:]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[:en]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/files\/2012\/11\/818438_injection_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"right\" \/>Every year you have to go to your doctor to get an anti-flu injection. You have to get one every year because the influenza virus mutates and adapts every year into a new strain. Computer viruses are exactly the same! Here are a few handy tips and hints to ensure the whole process is as painless as possible. But first things first &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong>Use an AntiVirus Software<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 It is very important that your computer has an antivirus software running on your machine. By having an antivirus program running, files and emails will be scanned as you use them, download them, or open them. If a virus is found in one of the items you are about to use, the antivirus program will stop you from being able to run that program and therefore infect yourself.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See this link for a listing of some online\/stand-alone antivirus programs: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/forums\/topic405.html\"><strong>Virus, Spyware, and Malware Protection and Removal Resources<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong>Update your AntiVirus Software<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 \u00a0There is no point running an antivirus program if you do not make sure it has all the latest updates available to it. If you do not update the software, it will not know about any new viruses, trojans, worms, etc that have been released into the wild since you installed the program. Then if a new infection appears in your computer, the antivirus program will not know that it is bad, and not alert you when you run it and become infected. Therefore it is imperative that you update your Antivirus software at least once a week (Even more if you wish) so that you are protected from all the latest threats. If you are lucky then you will have an anti-virus product that will update itself automatically via the internet, but never blindly trust this. A large number of the more virulent viruses and trojans can deactivate your anti-virus software\u2019s updating functions.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong>Install an Anti-Spyware Program\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Just as you installed and use an antivirus program, it is essential these days to use a Spyware protection and removal program. These programs can be used to scan your computer for spyware, dialers, browser hijackers, and other programs that are malicious in nature. The 4 program that I recommend are\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.superantispyware.com\/\">SuperAnti-Spyware<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.safer-networking.org\/\">Spybot \u2013 Search and Destroy<\/a>, and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lavasoftusa.com\/products\/ad-aware_se_personal.php\">Lavasoft\u2019s Ad-Aware<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/athome\/security\/spyware\/software\/default.mspx\">Windows Defender<\/a>.A tutorial on using some of these programs can be found below:<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/tutorials\/tutorial43.html\"><strong>Using Spybot \u2013 Search &amp; Destroy to remove Spyware , Malware, and Hijackers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/tutorials\/tutorial48.html\"><strong>Using Ad-aware to remove Spyware, Malware, &amp; Hijackers from Your Computer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong>Commercial Spyware Removal\/Protection Programs<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 If you feel more comfortable installing a commercial Spyware removal program then I recommend\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.webroot.com\/wb\/products\/spysweeper\/sweeperb.php?rc=1243\">WebRoot\u2019s Spysweeper<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/esd.element5.com\/product.html?productid=511866&amp;affiliateid=61449\">Lavasoft\u2019s Ad-Aware Professional<\/a>. Both are fair products and a worthy addition to the arsenal of software protecting your computer.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webroot.com\/wb\/products\/spysweeper\/sweeperb.php?rc=1243\"><strong>Spysweeper Product Information<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><strong>Occasionally Run Online Virus Scans<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Unfortunately not all antivirus programs are created equal. Each program may find infections that other antivirus programs do not and vice-versa. It is therefore recommended that you occasionally run some free online antivirus scanners to make sure that you are not infected with items that your particular antivirus program does not know how to find. Three online scanners that we recommend are:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.eset.com\/onlinescan\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eset.com\/onlinescan\/\"><strong>http:\/\/www.eset.com\/onlinescan\/<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/virusscanner\" target=\"_self\">http:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/virusscanner<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housecall.antivirus.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/housecall.antivirus.com\/<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">Every once in a while, maybe once every 2 weeks, run one or both of these scanners to see if they find anything that may have been missed by your locally installed antivirus software. Believe me, you will not regret it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"justify\"><em>ARTICLE BY\u00a0<\/em><em>David Wiles, GERGA<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For regular updates on the latest spam, malware and ransomware threats, please check or <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/category\/security-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog<\/a>\u00a0regularly.<\/p>\n<p>[:af]<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/files\/2012\/11\/818438_injection_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"right\" \/>Elke jaar gaan jy dokter toe om `n griepinspuiting te kry. Jy moet jaarliks gaan omdat die virus verander en nuwe mutasies ontwikkel. Rekenaarvirusse werk presies dieselfde!<\/p>\n<p>Hier is `n paar handige idees om seker te maak dat die proses so pynloos moontlik verloop. Maar eers vir die belangrikste en mees voor-die-hand-liggendste deel \u00a0&#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong>Gebruik Anti-virus sagteware\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Dis noodsaaklik dat al jou rekenaars een of ander vorm van anti-virus sagteware installeer het. Die sagteware sal alle programme op die rekenaar, le\u00ears, sowel as e-posse nagaan vir potensi\u00eble virusse. Indien die program `n virus ontdek in `n program wat jy besig is om te gebruik, sal dit onmiddellik jou toegang daarheen blok om te voorkom dat die virus versprei.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vir `n lys van aanlyn, sowel as losstaande anti-virus programme, kyk gerus<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/forums\/topic405.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> hier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>Dateer jou Anti-virus sagteware op\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 \u00a0Jou anti-virus sagteware is heeltemal nutteloos as jy dit nie gereeld opdateer en sekermaak dat die nuutste weergawes gelaai en op datum is nie. As jy nie die sagteware opdateer nie, sal dit nie weet van die nuutste virusse, wurms en trojaanse bedreigings wat op gereelde basis in die kuberw\u00eareld vrygestel word nie. As `n nuwe infeksie dus te voorskyn kom, sal die sagteware nie weet dat dit kwaadwillig is nie en jou nie waarsku wanneer dit op jou rekenaar installeer en dit besmet nie.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\" align=\"justify\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\" align=\"justify\">Dit is dus nodig dat jy ten minste eenmaal `n week jou anti-virus sagteware opdateer (selfs meer as jy verkies) sodat jy beskerm is teen die nuutste bedreigings. \u00a0As jy gelukkig is, sal jou anti-virus produk self outomaties opdateer vanaf die internet, maar dis nie wys om dit net blindelings te vertrou nie. Maak eerder self seker dat jou sagteware op datum is. Baie van die gevaarliker virusse en &#8220;trojans&#8221; kan selfs jou anti-virus sagteware se opdateringsfunksie deaktiveer.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\" align=\"justify\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong>Installeer `n Anti-<em>Spyware<\/em>\u00a0program\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Net soos dit nodig is dat jy `n anti-virus program installeer, is dit ook nodig om `n anti-&#8220;spyware&#8221; program te installeer.<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">Hierdie tipe programme word gebruik om jou rekenaar te beskerm teen &#8220;spyware&#8221;, &#8220;dialers&#8221;, sagteware wat jou webblaaier oorneem, sowel as enige ander kwaadaardige sagteware.<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">Die vier aanbevole programme is <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.superantispyware.com\/\">SuperAnti-Spyware<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.safer-networking.org\/\">Spybot \u2013 Search and Destroy<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lavasoftusa.com\/products\/ad-aware_se_personal.php\">Lavasoft se <em>Ad-Aware<\/em><\/a>, en <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/athome\/security\/spyware\/software\/default.mspx\">Windows Defender<\/a><\/em>. Tutoriale vir sommige van hierdie programme kan hier onder gevind word:<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/tutorials\/tutorial43.html\">Hoe om <em>Spybot<\/em> te gebruik \u2013 <em>Search &amp; Destroy<\/em> vir die verwydering van <em>Spyware , Malware<\/em>, en\u00a0<em>Hijackers<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/tutorials\/tutorial48.html\">\u00a0Hoe om <em>Ad-aware<\/em> te gebruik om <em>Spyware, Malware, &amp; Hijackers<\/em>\u00a0van jou rekenaar te verwyder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong>Kommersi\u00eble <em>Spyware<\/em>\u00a0verwydering- en beskermingsprogramme<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 As jy meer gemaklik is met `n kommersi\u00eble Spyware verwyderingsprogram, gebruik\u00a0WebRoot se<a href=\"http:\/\/www.webroot.com\/wb\/products\/spysweeper\/sweeperb.php?rc=1243\"> Spysweeper<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0Lavasoft se<a href=\"http:\/\/esd.element5.com\/product.html?productid=511866&amp;affiliateid=61449\"> \u00a0Ad-Aware Professional<\/a>. Beide is goeie produkte wat waardige toevoegings is tot die arsenaal vir die beskerming van jou rekenaar. (<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webroot.com\/wb\/products\/spysweeper\/sweeperb.php?rc=1243\">Spysweeper-<\/a>inligting)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><strong>Loop af en toe aanlyn `n virusskandering<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Ongelukkig is nie alle anti-virusprogramme ewe goed nie. Elke program mag ander infeksies optel wat die ander moontlik nie kan nie. Daarom is dit wenslik dat jy sporadies ook gratis aanlyn anti-virus skandeerders gebruik om seker te maak jou rekenaar is nie besmet met iets wat jou eie anti-virus sagteware nie kan optel nie. \u00a0Die drie handigste programme hiervoor is:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.eset.com\/onlinescan\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eset.com\/onlinescan\/\"><strong>http:\/\/www.eset.com\/onlinescan\/<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/virusscanner\" target=\"_self\">http:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/virusscanner<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housecall.antivirus.com\/\"><strong>http:\/\/housecall.antivirus.com\/<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">Gebruik so elke twee weke een of albei hierdie programme om te sien of jou anti-virus sagteware iets gemis het. Jy sal nie spyt wees nie!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"justify\"><em>ARTIKEL deur\u00a0<\/em><em>David Wiles, GERGA<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Vir gereelde nuus oor die nuutste spam, malware en ransomware, kyk gerus op ons\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/category\/security-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[:]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[:en] Every year you have to go to your doctor to get an anti-flu injection. You have to get one every year because the influenza virus mutates and adapts every year into a new strain. Computer viruses are exactly the same! 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