Keep up-to-date on security patches and fixes for your operating system. The easiest way to do this is to set your system to receive automatic updates, which will ensure you automatically receive security updates issued by Microsoft. If your system does not allow automatic updates, we recommend that you manually install the Microsoft security patch today through Microsoft Update at http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate.
Install anti-virus and anti-spy ware software and keep them up-to-date.
Enable a firewall which will help block attacks before they can get into your computer.
Do not open emails from unknown sources and do not open or execute email attachments that you are not expecting even if they come from a known and trusted source. |