Viruses, ID Thefts, and Passwords

Viruses, ID theft, and the importance using strong passwords and protecting your computer from viruses are some of the most important details to know about the internet and your computer. Viruses includes Adware, Malware, Spyware, and other types of viruses, worms, and bots. Viruses can cause harm to you computer in many ways and more to come ways as technology increases. It can harm your computer by making it crash often, the hackers or person that placed that virus on your computer can steal your pictures, videos, or other personal files, or it can infect other devices as the infected device is connected to other unharmed devices if the virus is a spreading virus. Viruses are nasty things, that I think are literally stocker programs to stock on people when they don't even know it or notice it.

Viruses brings many problems that are either cheap to fix to try to fish it out or it can be costly if left unaided for a long time. One main problem that it can cause is Identity theft. Identity theft is literally what it says and it mean that people who steals people's identities usually would steal them to pretend to be that person to use their personal information like credit card and social security number for their own use.

You can protect your computer from viruses, worms, bots and other dangerous softwares by installing a program that protects your computer from viruses, worms , and bots. You can also protect your computer by making sure to check the URL of the websites you visit to see if it is secure or not. Some symbols on the URL that tells you that it is secure are padlocks and https websites not http. Padlocks symbols usually mean that it will be asking for personal information and these locks are usually seen in bank websites and other store websites such as ebay and amazon. Https websites means that it has secure sockets layer (SSL) meaning that it is a secure site to go on. Protecting your devices can be costly, but it can be safe for you because it can protect your private files without you having to worry about them.

Social medias, email websites, bank websites, etc are some of the most vulnerable sites that hackers can hack into. The importance of using strong passwords is that it can help to protect your privacy better. When creating a password for your accounts on social medias, bank, emails, and other accounts, it's important to know how to make a STRONG password for these accounts. For example, you can have the first letters of a favorite quote or phrase instead of a single word password. You can also add special characters to your passwords so it would be hard to guess by those hackers. Never respond or click on links on suspicious or scam emails cause those hackers can be pretending to be the ''trusted'' company just to get a hold of your account usernames and passwords. Always change your passwords frequently and don't have the same password for everything. By using these steps and other secure steps, your computer can be safe and your info protected with a frequently changed password that no one can guess but you!

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