Antivirus Tip: Check your child’s internet browsing history to make sure they’re not visiting sites that can lead to infections.

Antivirus Tip: Keep your children’s computer in a common space that can make monitoring easy and you are within sight to provide guidance.

Antivirus Tip: If you receive an e-mail that looks full of technical jargon, delete it immediately as it might be a worm like the ‘Mydoom’ e-mail worm of 2004.

Antivirus Tip: Try to keep your filing system simple as multiple levels of files will prove to be a be disaster when you need a certain file for safety reasons.

Antivirus Tip: Never respond to spam and turn off e-mail read receipts. This way you can prevent scammers from confirming if your e-mail address is correct.

Antivirus Tip: If you believe the website you are currently viewing may be unsafe, odds are it may just be. Close the web browser and run an intense AV scan.

Antivirus Tip: Using the keyboard shortcut – Ctrl+Alt+Del – and googling the processes running can help you determine which are normal and which are viruses.

Antivirus Tip: Phishing is when criminals try to get your personal details, credit card info or passwords via fraudulent emails or SMSes. Always double-check.

Antivirus Tip: Before you call for help, try to find it out if your problem is internet, network or device-specific. Researching problems helps in the long run.

Antivirus Tip: Do not use your birthday, spouse or pet’s name, or a popular culture reference as a password. They’re the first to be guessed correctly.