User Guides Protecting yourself from viruses

This thread has been created in an attempt to showcase the latest if not all virii,with high alerts.This way maybe some of us can be saved from an attack.
General Security Best Practices​
  1. Update Your OS and Other Programs updated (for windows updates click here)
  2. Install Anti-Virus Software and Keep it Updated
  3. Use Adware Removal Software
  4. Use firewall and keep them updated
  5. Keep your computer turned off when not in use. This makes it less useful as a tool to hackers.
  6. Keep important files backed up to CD in case you need to restore them.
  7. Create a strong password for all accounts on your computer especially for the administrator accounts.
  8. Disable the guest account on your machine if it has one.
  9. Disable File Printing and sharing for windows standalones.
  10. Be wary of e-mails from people that you do not know. Never open attachments in e-mails that you are not expecting
  11. Turn off and remove unneeded services. By default, many operating systems install auxiliary services that are not critical, such as an FTP server, telnet, and a Web server. These services are avenues of attack. If they are removed, blended threats have less avenues of attack and you have fewer services to maintain through patch updates.
  12. If possible,Configure your email server to block or remove email that contains file attachments that are commonly used to spread viruses, such as .vbs, .bat, .exe, .pif and .scr files.
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Most worm /virus's have a nice way of saying that the virus could not be deleted/found when u run a removal tool.If thy really are there,this message will not be displayed when u do it the second time .
All the viruses threats will most probably be updated at the following sources

Virus Threat Centre Kaspersky Lab
Norton
Mcafee
Other 3rd party sites,AV sites
Microsoft Security Resources:
•The Microsoft TechNet SecurityWeb site provides additional information about security in Microsoft products.
•Microsoft Software Update Services
•Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)
•Windows Update
•Windows Update Catalog: To know how to download updates from the WUC , see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 323166.
•Office Update
Virus Nomenclature
Generally, the prefix of a virus identifies the platform it targets. Here is a list of what some common prefixes and what they mean:
W32 - Viruses that target all 32-bit versions of Windows
VBS - Viruses written in Visual Basic Script
BAT - Batch file threats
Backdoor - Threats allowing unauthorized access to computers on the Internet
IRC - Threats that spread via IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
JS - Attacks written in JavaScript
Java - Attacks written in Java
Linux - Attacks that target Linux-based systems
OM - Office macro viruses
PWSTEAL - Password-stealing Trojan horses
Palm - Attacks that target Palm-based devices
Trojan/Troj - Trojan horses
Unix - Attacks that target Unix-based systems
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Free Online Virus Scans
There are a number of websites that can scan your machine for viruses over the Internet as well as check files.
Kaspersky Online file scan
Panda ActiveScan
RAV online file scan
HouseCall by Trend Micro
More freeware
15 Free Firewalls
15 Free Anti spam software
Stress Busters
If you'r among the bold whod like o check if your computer can be hacked or has any security holes try the security analysis site
Shields -up!
 
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