How to protect against viruses that come with links and file downloads

Have you ever accidentally clicked on the unknown website link while playing with your phone? How could you know that those website links are safe with no virus or malware? Especially now, there’s a rumor that hackers use links to extract information and release viruses. Today, ACU PAY gathers information about a way to protect against viruses that come with links and download files. Let’s start!

What is the difference between Virus and Malware?

First of all, we need to get to know these two guys about what’s the difference between viruses and malware.

Virus is going to spread in the computer software until it’s damaged.
Malware will be able to extract information from the machine and cause it to crash and cannot be reused. We often hear a lot about information being sucked by the virus, which is malware. There are a lot of different types of malware, so let’s take a look at the types of malware that we often see.
Worms is a virus that spreads, focuses on harassment, and is non-destructive. This makes the machine slow, and annoying for people to work, frequently found in email messages or file sharing.
Trojans are malware that lurks in other files, often on websites or untrusted files. Even if we get the information we need, it can sometimes be risky to have Trojans inside the computer to steal data.
Adware is a malware that comes with a website you visit but suddenly has advertisements all over the web page.

How to prevent viruses and malware from entering a computer or mobile device.

Install Virus Scanner Program
It’s one of the first ways that many people think about it and probably the easiest because virus scanning programs calculate whether this site is safe and should be accessed or not, and what kind of viruses there are. Some programs will automatically remove or delete viruses themselves, or others will alert us to delete or store them if they are files.
Update software regularly
Software updates help protect against viruses to some extent because every time we update, it’s like we have a new and developed tool to prevent and eliminate viruses.
Do not enter unstandard website
Most websites have viruses that come with them. For example, pirated movie sites often have a lot of ads on them, and these ads contain malware.
Connect to trustable Internet
Free stuff is risky, as well as the free Internet which can be dangerous because we didn’t know what would come along with it. Even if we got what we wanted, which is surfing the internet or social media, it was not worth the chance to run into a virus that could potentially deceive or damage our computer.