Today we are going to explain how to avoid Facebook viruses, and many of you will remember that just a couple of weeks ago some cybercriminals used as bait a series of videos for adults through which anyone who clicked accessed a page where they downloaded, without being aware of it, a viruses on your computer. For this reason, we are going to try to help you avoid this type of situation with a series of tips that we will detail below.
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Common sense to avoid Facebook viruses
In order to avoid the facebook virus, the first thing we have to use is our common sense, and it is one of the most efficient systems to avoid infections of all kinds.
Curiosity is often our enemy in these cases, and these criminals know how to take advantage of this very well, as they try to stimulate it so that we cannot avoid clicking on a certain link when it will already be too late.
Install a good antivirus
The installation of a powerful antivirus It is also an important protective barrier. For this reason, we advise you to always opt for this type of security measures, since it can not only prevent the entry of an infection but also eliminate it or at least notify us of its existence.
browser extensions
On the other hand, there are also threats that are installed as an extension or plugin in our browser. For this reason, it is always advisable to take a look at our extensions from time to time to only keep those that come from a trusted source and that we know are safe.
We must remember that these installations are always without our authorization, so they will be carried out without us realizing it.
Be careful with Facebook applications
One way infections enter is through the facebook apps. Obviously there is a certain control on the part of the developer of the social network, but this does not mean that applications of dubious origin and, above all, dubious intentions often end up entering.
Therefore, before installing an application we will always pay attention to the permissions we grant, since many of them may even request our password or personal data, access to our account security systems, etc.
Like trust… distrust
From now on we advise you not to trust so much in the links shared by your friends, since no matter how much trust you have in them, there is a possibility that their account has been compromised, so they use a known account as bait to spread the threat in a much more efficient way.
Always check the links
And to finish we also recommend that you always check the links before clicking on them. When you place the mouse cursor over a link you will be able to see at the bottom of the screen the place to which it redirects you. In this sense, we will always verify that the link data is from reliable sources.
Industrial Engineering student and lover of writing and technology, for several years I have participated in various pages with the aim of always keeping myself informed of the latest trends and contributing my grain of sand in this immense dissemination network that we know as the Internet.
