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Downloading the Best Online Strategy Games

There are some strategy games that you can play entirely online. And there are some that require you to download software to your computer before you play online. In both cases, the game play can involve multiple players connecting online.

Check System Requirements

For any type of game, be sure to check the system requirements before you go to the trouble of trying to run the game on your computer system. The best online strategy game for you is one that you enjoy, and that runs on your computer! All games have minimum system requirements (like processor speed, memory, or “helper apps” like Java or Flash), so make sure a game will be supported by your system. When you are looking for the best online strategy game to play, you may want to try out both online and downloadable games. However, there are some extra precautions you should take if you will be downloading a game to your computer.

Check the Cost

One thing you are going to want to check before downloading any game is the cost. There are both free and commercial games that you can play. You will want to know up-front if you will be required to pay, so you don’t have any surprises later.

Protecting Your Computer

Be sure your firewall (or router) is functioning, to provide protection of your computer from attack coming in via the Internet. Many people are not aware that unprotected systems offer a wide attack space, with over sixty five thousand ports that attackers can try to manipulate.

Also be sure to check that your anti-virus, anti-spyware, and other anti-malware software is up and running. These are programs designed to keep tainted files from harming your computer system, or at least give you a warning to let you know that files are dangerous. Some of these programs can be set to auto-protect your computer system, and some others must be run manually. In any case, these are the programs you will need to protect your system by scanning files after downloading, as we will see below. Some of the useful anti-malware programs include AVG Antivirus, Spybot Search and Destroy, Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware, and Lavasoft Ad-Aware. It’s best to not reply on a single program, but use multiple anti-malware programs on a Microsoft Windows system.

Check Site Reputation Before Downloading

Before downloading the best online strategy games onto your computer, be aware that visiting a malicious website is an act that can result in losing all the data on your computer. Before you download any file, be sure to thoroughly check out the website you are considering downloading from. This is an important step that can help to ensure that the files you are downloading are going to be safe.

For instance, if you are going to be downloading the “World of Warcraft” game directly from the game’s main site, you are not going to have to be worried so much because you know that you can trust the source. Be wary of downloading from sites that are not the known, reliable sources of the files. How can you tell? In short, do a little research with a search engine to get a consensus view of reliable sites for a given game.

Scan All Files Immediately After Downloading

We tend to get complacent about computer security when we don’t deal regularly with viruses or other malicious software. Our apathy toward malware seems justified if we use a good anti-virus program or if we rarely download files. However, when downloading files from the Internet there is one fact you should never forget. ANY file can harbor malware, and it only takes a single double-click on a program for disaster to strike. Disaster from malware can be as benign as adware, or as serious as deleting the entire contents of your hard drive! Therefore, it’s always best to scan every file that you download BEFORE you do anything else with it. Don’t download and run. Instead, be careful to investigate a site before you download from it. Then download, scan, and run if clean.

Be Careful, and Have Fun

So if you want to start playing the best online strategy games, don’t worry! They are out there, and you can have tons of fun. However, be sure to learn about the dangers of the Internet, and the simple steps you can take first to protect your computer system and its data. Your preparation will be rewarded with many hours of gaming enjoyment.

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