All the time you hear people say "you need to keep your programs up to date". That is very true. The most important things to update regularly are: Your operating system, your web browser, Java, Flash, and Adobe. BUT you have to be careful. One of the most frequent causes of viruses today are fake updates.
How this happens is: You go to a website and suddenly something flashes on the screen that says one of your programs needs updating. Unfortunately getting update notices like this is false. You could have gotten this because you typed a wrong address or there is a temporary problem with that particular site.
Clicking on a link like that will install, ad-ware, spyware or, at worst a virus. So be careful. Understand that most of the wanted updates will come from a notice that originates from the clock on your computer. If you suspect that something does need to be updated, don't take the popup from the internet but go directly to the manufacturer's website to download.
How this happens is: You go to a website and suddenly something flashes on the screen that says one of your programs needs updating. Unfortunately getting update notices like this is false. You could have gotten this because you typed a wrong address or there is a temporary problem with that particular site.
Clicking on a link like that will install, ad-ware, spyware or, at worst a virus. So be careful. Understand that most of the wanted updates will come from a notice that originates from the clock on your computer. If you suspect that something does need to be updated, don't take the popup from the internet but go directly to the manufacturer's website to download.
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