- How-To Booklet
- 1. How to protect your computer from malware and hackers
- 2. How to protect your information from physical threats
- 3. How to create and maintain secure passwords
- 4. How to protect the sensitive files on your computer
- 5. How to recover from information loss
- 6. How to destroy sensitive information
- 7. How to keep your Internet communication private
- 8. How to remain anonymous and bypass censorship on the Internet
- Glossary
- Hands-On Guides
- avast! - anti-virus
- Spybot - anti-spyware
- Comodo Firewall
- KeePass - secure password storage
- TrueCrypt - secure file storage
- Cobian Backup
- Recuva - file recovery
- Eraser - secure file removal
- CCleaner - secure file deletion and work session wiping
- Riseup - secure email service
- Pidgin - secure instant messaging
- VaultletSuite - secure email client
- Thunderbird - secure email client
- Firefox - secure Web browser
- Tor - anonymity and circumvention
- Portable Security
FAQ and Review
Submitted by admin on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 22:19
5.0 FAQ and Review
Although Elena and Nikolai have found avast! easy to use, they still have some questions about it.
Although Elena and Nikolai have found avast! easy to use, they still have some questions about how to use the program.
Q: If I have to use a computer in an Internet café that doesn't have a virus cleaner installed on it, how can I be sure that my documents will not be infected?
A: This is an excellent question! It shows that you are beginning to realise how dangerous viruses are. Using public computers is always risky as you have no way of knowing what kinds of malicious software may be lurking on them. Avoid using public computers for private or sensitive work unless you have absolutely no other alternative.
Q: I have several computers on a network - but a slow Internet connection. How can I download the virus definition updates and share them with all of my computers?
A: You can download the latest program updates from avast! website, and distribute them to each computer on your network.
Q: What happens to the files in the Virus Chest if I uninstall avast!?
A: All files in the Virus Chest will be deleted if you uninstall the program
5.1 Review questions
- How can you scan a specific folder for viruses in avast!?
- For how many days will an unregistered copy of avast! work?
- Is it possible to move a document that is not infected by a virus to the Virus Chest?
- What is the difference between deleting a virus and moving it to the Virus Chest?
- What is the difference between a boot-time scan and a full-system scan?
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