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| Antivirus -- Anti Spy Ware |
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So how safe am I ?  |
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| Truth is very safe. There is very little internet fraud, and very few cases of identity theft coming from personal computers because most people have adequate security on their computers so make sure you do too. |
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| Here is what you need. |
- Antivirus programme (Keep it up to date & Run a full scan every month)
- Anti Spyware programme (up to date and a full scan every week)
- Internet firewall (This blocks incoming requests)
- Popup blocker (this stops the annoying adverts & hidden scripts)
- A watchful eye (This is the best protection)
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| Antivirus (you don't have to pay for good protection) |
| Most antivirus programs if kept up to date and run properly we protect you.here are the ones we recommend: |
www.avast.com quite simply the best free antivirus on the market (look at the awards it has won on the website), and better than most paid for and popular brands. Although it does not use much power/resources on new computers, some old ones may be slowed down to much. Our advice don't use this on a computer which is not running Windows XP and has at least 256 mb Ram.
*always remember to remove old software first*
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| http://free.grisoft.com this is a very good antivirus programme for all computers but especially for computers which are low spec or running win98 or Windows millennium or 2000. |
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| Anti Spy Ware |
| Superantispyware a very good free spyware removal tool but lacks active protection. |
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| Internet firewall |
| If you are running windows Xp, make sure you have SP2 (service pack 2) this is an patch released from microsoft to protect your computer from internet hackers. It has a very good built in firewall. make sure its enabled though. |
| If you are using older versions of windows make sure all your windows update are done and try ZoneAlarm Free Version |
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| Popup Blocker (built into toolbars but not all toolbar are good) |
| Most tool bars are spyware, they promise to block popups (which they do) but in order to pay for this service they report all you doings on the internet to advertising companies. This slows down your computer and clog up your internet connection. But there is no need to down load a separate programme to stop popups. Simply install our pcprospain tool bar which are completely cost free and spyware free! You do not need anything else. |
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| A watchful eye (just say no to free unwanted crap) |
| Yes human intervention is probably the best prevention against virus and spyware. Look at our learning zone to find out simple ways to avoid your computer getting hijacked. |
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