Antivirus Tip: Unless you requested it, NEVER install any unprompted apps or software. Save your device from being hacked.

Antivirus Tip: Be careful of how often you hand out your device’s e-mail address or try breaking it into 3 parts: ‘name at address’.

Antivirus Tip: Clean out your devices every six months. This includes not just unused apps but contacts, and other information you might not use.

Antivirus Tip: Keep track of how your device operates – anything out of the ordinary can be an indication of an infection such as a dramatic slow down.

Antivirus Tip: Think twice before you plug anything into your device.

Antivirus Tip: Nothing is free, and anything that offers this is likely to be malware or lead you to malware. This applies across all devices.

Antivirus Tip: Never use pirated software on any of your devices, the software is likely to have malware.

Antivirus Tip: Change your passwords every few months, or set a time-frame for how often you change your passwords with each device.

Antivirus Tip: Where possible, check app permissions and adjust what you allow and prevent access to sensitive functions such as text messages or phone gallery.

Antivirus Tip: Only use messaging apps that offer ‘end-to-end encryption’ as this means your messages are safe from being sent to being received.