In this section we will offer you 15 practical tips to avoid viruses.

1. Use a good antivirus application and update it regularly.
   
2. Make sure that your antivirus program includes the following services: Technical support, virus emergency response and virus alert service.
   
3. Make sure that your antivirus is always enabled.
   
4. Verify every e-mail message received before opening them.
   
5. Avoid downloading elements from unsafe Internet sites.
   
6. Reject all unsolicited files that you receive while participating in a chat or newsgroup.
   
7. Always scan every floppy disk that you use on your computer.
   
8. Remove all disks from the floppy disk drives on shutting down or restarting your computer.
   
9. Scan within compressed files.
   
10. Look out for suspicious virus activities.
    
11. Add the security options of the applications that you normally use to your antivirus policies.
    
12. Make backup copies periodically.
    
13. Keep yourself informed.
    
14. Always use legal software.
    
15. Demand that software manufacturers, Internet access providers and publication editors get involved in the antivirus fight.