Antivirus Tip: Limit how much of your personal information you expose online. If you must, use only the bare minimum such as a street address with no area code.

Antivirus Tip: Ads are becoming increasingly intrusive and annoying, so it’s handy to install an ad-blocker.

Antivirus Tip: Avoid accessing links that are in languages you do not understand or do not end with .com.

Antivirus Tip: No institution will ever ask for your password or personal details, as they already have this information.

Antivirus Tip: When making a password, make it common, long and easy enough to remember, but something unique to you alone. ie. GR8atDaY2Day.

Antivirus Tip: Change your passwords and do it often. Depending on how important they are, they need to change either every six months or every month.

Antivirus Tip: If you must shop online, use a secure device that has a strong firewall and always make sure they have SMS verification.

Antivirus Tip: Always hover your cursor over a link to see the full address, especially as some can be shortened to hide malicious links.

Antivirus Tip: When confirming if a website is legitimate and not a spoof, carefully check if all spelling on the page is correct before you click.

Antivirus Tip: Any e-mails or messages that demand you ‘act now’ are very likely to be phishing attempts, and must be ignored and deleted.