[jimme]

How to avoid malware and virus problems, with or without "anti-virus" software.

Never download a file with the .exe extension unless you trust the source. There should never be a need for a music file to have the .exe extension. Sometimes you might see the warning "this site contains malicious software ...", but as long as you only download files with the .rar or .zip extension there should be no problem. Also do not download any "download managers". If you see a popup that locks up your screen and the Esc(escape) key does not remove the popup, then click ctrl-alt-delete at the same time to close the browser. DO NOT CLICK THE POPUP. Get into the habit of closing popups by right clicking the window tab instead of clicking the popup "X" close button. In some cases a computer will "lock up" and you might have to unplug the computer from the wall to restart the machine. Follow these rules to avoid being infected with malware or a virus. I have not used anti-virus software in 10 years without any problems by following these rules.

[Heavy Thrashhead]

i guess i've been doing things wrong then, everytime a popup shows up i always click "X", well should not be bad time to start doing things different then oh and i have never seen a music download that does not have the .exe extension and now i know that i should still avoid that, so there's something i'm doing right, lol

thanks for the tips.

[professorpaulinho]

I also don't use antivírus and I never had problem. A anti-adwares in Internet browser already blocks these craps. The links more dangers are that's pornography for example those some uploaders sent the files in various bad hosts at Mirrorcreator site.