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Methods to reduce or mitigate risks associated with viruses can be denominated assets or liabilities.

Active methods

* Antivirus: programs that try to discover the traces left by a malicious software, to detect and remove, and in some cases contain or stop pollution. Try to have checked the system while running stopping the known pathways of infection and notifying the user of potential security incidents.

* File filters: filters is to generate harmful files if the computer is connected to a network. These filters can be used, for example, in the postal system or by using firewall techniques. In general, this system provides security which do not require user intervention, can be very effective, and allow only employ resources more selectively.

Passive methods

* Avoid putting the team removable storage media that are suspected to be infected.
* Avoid putting removable storage are suspected infected machines.
* Do not install pirated software. Avoid programs that include crack, key generators, serial numbers, etc.
* Avoid free Internet software download sites that do not show clear information on their activities and their products or services.
* Do not open messages from unknown e-mail address, or a promotion very tempting, or highly suggestive images or names.
* Do not accept e-mails from strangers. And if it is known contacts, see the language, the vocabulary used in the message, the time it was sent, etc.
* Keep the OS and applications updated as often published security patches solving problems of vulnerability to impending attacks.
* Back up and try to automate the retrieval system is the best alternative because you are never 100% free from infection.

* Maintain centralized information will help restore data in case of infection.