3 Steps To Protect Yourself From Trojan Horse Attacks
If you're connected to the Internet (especially with an "always on" connection such as cable or DSL), you're at risk for intrusion from hackers or with infection from a virus or spyware. Dr. Susy Hota, an associate professor with the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine, said that to avoid transmitting the virus, people should wash their hands often — especially after using public transit or grocery shopping. In addition, you've probably heard reports about the possibility of short-range airborne transmission - particularly in poorly ventilated, crowded indoor spaces, where people who are infected are spending extended periods of time close to others.
If you get an E-mail telling you that your computer has been infected with a virus or you get one that of some impressive sounding technological institution that has confirmed a rampant epidemic of virus infection of one kind or another, you're probably being fooled.
Antivirus software manufacturers are continually updating these definitions, and you must get their updates from the web at least once a month — and every time you hear about a new virus that's storming the computer world like a plague. The new coronavirus is spreading in many cities, and as long as it is spreading at this rate, there is a risk of getting it. You may not show symptoms right away.
With McAfee and Norton on the market, many people are under the impression that you will have to pay money for virus protection. Social distancing is important because preliminary Health research suggests about a quarter of all new coronavirus infections could be the result of asymptomatic transmission.
He or she will likely test you first for other respiratory infections such as the flu. If you are too close, you can breathe in the droplets, including the COVID-19 virus if the person has the disease. Antiviral drugs are prescription medicines (pills, liquid or an inhaler) that fight against the flu by keeping flu viruses from reproducing in your body.