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All Just about Computer network ChatTips For Safer Computing Online
by:
BB Lee
by BB Lee (C)2004
New computer viruses threaten the gullible user everyday. Hackers
jeopardize your online safety with invasive computer techniques to
steal your passwords, personal information, even as identity.
Unscrupulous marketers bait you with free software system that unleashes
spyware, trojans, or worms, on your system.
While another marketers bombard you with popups at every turn. And
others send unsought spy emails asking you to click links to unsafe websites that install threating software system on your computer, or try to transfer
your private information.
These are only a few of the safety issues involved piece online.
Read through the following list to arm your computer and protect yourself against these vicious and often malicious online attacks.
1. Install a nice anti-virus software.
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2. Install a personal firewall.
This personal firewall is one of the better online....
http://www.zonealarm.com
3. Install a nice pop up blocker.
Google has a free pop up blocker so makes Yahoo. The only disadvantage
is you wish have to transfer
and install their toolbar.
4. Cognize Privacy Policy.
Read the websites privacy policy before cathartic personal information.
Note do they share or sell your information with third parties. If they do you mightiness reconsider cathartic your personal information.
5. Passwords.
Never use easy to guess passwords like your favorite color, your societal safety number, your birthdate, words less than six characters. Mix up passwords with combinations of amount and symbols.
6.Virus Warnings.
Don't forward virus warnings you obtain in emails. It's not your
job to warn others. And you mightiness be current
a fake warning
designed to scare receivers into downloading trojans or removing
important files on their computer.
7. Support It Secret.
Don't give your watchword to anyone. Be wary of emails asking you to give out your personal passwords for accounts online. Or emails asking you to click a link and enter your watchword on the site. This site mightiness be a fake sent by hackers "phishing" for victims.
8. Primary Email Address.
Don't disclose your primary email address on foreign sites. You
might be bombarded with unsought emails by marketers who
sell your address to third parties online.
9. Free Accounts
Set up some free email accounts with a psuedo name to handle
spam, once
you register with foreign sites, or to use on chat and message boards.
10. Chat Line And Message Board Warnings.
Don't release personal information on chat lines or
message boards. This is one way galore identity thefts occur.
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