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The internet is full of potential hazards for computers and adults should be offered education on web safety, it has been claimed.
Reporter Kate Bevan, writing for the Guardian, explained that she is often asked to look at her friends' PCs as they are running slowly and constantly offering pop-ups.
This usually means the users have not adequately protected their machines from malware, she explained.
"It's not hopelessly geeky, difficult or even very time-consuming to keep a computer safe from viruses, Trojans, worms and badware," Ms Bevan continued.
Furthermore, protecting a machine from virus attack is part of being a responsible web user as it helps prevent the spread of such infections, the reporter concluded.
The government's Get Safe Online initiative warns that, without anti-virus software, a computer is "very vulnerable" to infection.
It notes that the consequences of such an attack include identity theft, loss of data and a slower computer.
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