Ways for malware protection

If you are one of those who spend a lot of time online you must be well aware of the pesky things such as malware. In order to get rid of them from your computer systems, there are a number of online scanner applications existing which prove to be extremely useful in this regard. Besides, there are copious other ways in which you can go for malware protection such as by using a firewall, keeping the system updated, by having a reliable backup etc. Apart from all this there are certain more things which should be taken care of such as you should avoid opening emails from unknown sources, avoid downloading files and softwares from suspicious sources etc.