So you've bought your computer and want to get online? It's not as
simple as connect the wire and off you go these day's. The internet is a
weird and wonderful place as long as you can control what you do.
That's why you need to protect yourself. These can be done in a number
of very simple steps. This article will get you started but you should
always try to be smart when your surfing the net!
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Step 1: Anti-Virus Scanner
Whether you're connecting to the internet or not, you need an Anti-Virus
scanner. Your computer can become infected with "viruses". These are
little files or codes that have been written to ruin your computer!
That's why they must be stopped!
There are many programs out there that can help, but it's best to trust
only the mainstream programs as these are used widely and updated
regularly.
Recommendations:
AVG Anti-Virus Free
http://free.avg.com/us-en/homepage
Avast antivirus
http://www.avast.com/
Ok so your thinking what is a "firewall" sounds scary right? Well it's
not really. It is again another line of defence against the number of
ways your computer can be attacked. In simple terms it blocks other
computers and programs from connecting to you and playing with your
stuff. Think of it as an internet wall of fire, where you allow what can
pass through.
Software - Again there are many programs available to protect you,
Recent Microsoft Windows machines come with Windows Firewall, which can
be described as basic at best. We do recommend you go for mainstream
again.
Hardware - A firewall can also be included as part of your hardware,
like an internet router "that's the box that sits between your pc and
the internet line". This is the best and recommended way to have a
firewall. As it blocks intruders before it gets to your pc.
Recommendations:
Zone Alarm
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp
Simply put watch what you download and accept to save to your PC,
sometimes people can send you files in e-mails. They look ok but when
you run them they will install something onto your PC and leave you
upset and distraught. Always scan something that has been downloaded
before opening it and never open/run programs that have been sent in an
e-mail from unknown sources.
That's pretty much it to get you going. If you think something doesn't
look right, it probably isn't. Hopefully this will get you going to
start with, wait till you find out about spy ware and Trojan's!! Good
Luck and Safe Surfing
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