A reader of the first edition shared the following story with us: “I remember th

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A reader of the first edition shared the following story with us: “I remember that my computer has been infected a few times from the Websites I visited. I often search for solutions to my programming issues over the Internet. The sites I have frequented are hosted by very knowledgable people. A few years back, before really knowing the trusted sites, I often wound up in places that seemed legitimate, but after clicking a link inside of a post once, immediately my computer stopped responding and crazy stuff started filling my screen. Knowing what was happening, I shut down my computer (the old method of holding the power key down for five seconds), then started it back up in safe mode. With another computer next to me to guide me, I went through the process of restoring a backup from Windows of a few days earlier and all was good. I installed a new virus scan later, and the scan verified that there was no infection, and I was all good. Since then, I have tried to stick with official Microsoft sites, ExpertsExchange, and a few other sites that provide 90% of what I'm looking for. I think now, with modern updated malware protection, I feel pretty safe to check out some unknown sites if they seem to have a potential answer that none of the others do.”

Do you agree with the reader's current practice? Justify your answer.

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I agree with the user in the actions taken:

When he shut down the computer then started in safe mode and restored a backup, it was a good procedure, to avoid that a potentially virus could be propagated in operating system

Many business-class anti-malware applications include browser plug-ins that help protect against drive-by infections, phishing attacks (in which pages purport to serve one function when in fact they try to steal personal, financial, or other sensitive information), and similar exploits. Still others provide "link protection," in which Web links are checked against databases of known-bad pages.

Finally the good practices on the web surf such as navigate on safe sites , and be careful with the links maintain updated the web browser are very important

Internet access introduces a wide variety of security risks. Among the most disconcerting may be drive-by infections, in which users only need to visit a compromised Web page to infect their own PCs (and potentially begin infecting those of customers, colleagues, and other staff).

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