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Why you need to validate your downloads

Ian Richards

By Ian "Gizmo" Richards

One of the most common ways of getting a malware infection is by downloading and installing a seemingly legitimate program that has actually been tampered with.

You can seriously reduce the risk of this kind of infection by using a free checksum program that makes it easy to validate files before you open them.

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