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title: "Protecting Yourself Against Viruses & Data Loss"
description: "It is vital to ensure your computer is protected from viruses and trojans. As well as installing Anti-Virus Software (AVS) you can help protect your computer and data by following a few simple rules: * Back up your data regularly…"
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updated: "2021-07-13"
category: Misc
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# Protecting Yourself Against Viruses & Data Loss

It is vital to ensure your computer is protected from viruses and trojans.

As well as installing Anti-Virus Software (AVS) you can help protect your computer and data by following a few simple rules:

* Back up your data regularly
 * Block EXE, COM, PIF, SCR, VBS, SHS, CHM and BAT files - these are common virus carriers
 * Block files using more than one file extension i.e. .txt.vbs
 * Don't download files from illegal/filesharing sites
 * Never open email attatchments unless you are expecting them