| Surfing
Safely...

Surfing the Internet is a necessary part of life these days. You can
find just about anything you want online, but it's not all a bed of roses.
Between malicious web sites, spam email, and probing hackers, your browsing
habits and practices can get you into trouble. Here are some simple tips
to avoid problems:
- Get the tools you need to make surfing safer.
- Anti-Virus and Firewall software will keep your computer safe from most
viruses and trojan programs. Advotech recommends
Norton Internet Security
2006. For those on tight budgets,
Zone Alarm makes an excellent free firewall and
AVG can handle most
viruses for free.
- SpyWare detection and removal utilities will find and remove most
malicious software from your system. Advotech recommends the new
Microsoft Windows Defender.
- Raise your Internet Explorer Security settings and only grant sites you
trust with more access.
Microsoft shows you how.
- Don't trust email you aren't expecting. Look closely at the sender
and subject, if they don't match what you know about them, then it might not
be from them.
- Protect your personal information. Never pass your sensitive
information via email, or provide it to an untrusted web site.
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