HOW NOT TO GET INFECTED: 1. DO NOT download anything copyrighted for free. This goes for music, movies, and software. This is not only illegal (which can risk prosecution), you will get infected. Same for watching movies online that the website does not have permission to show. Streaming video sites like that will still be infected. 2. DO NOT check any emails that you do not NEED. This is very straight forward. If you do not need the email for your SURVIVAL, don't check it. Regardless of how much you may trust someone they have no more control over what gets attached to their email than someone you've never met. Emails are one of the most prominent ways to get infected currently. 3. DO NOT click on any advertisement. If you see an advertisement that looks interesting, go to google and look it up. There is a 50% chance that an ad will be infected, even if it is for a legitimate company there are many fake ads out now.