| The Dos and Don'ts to Protect your custom built | | | | data from snoops that can snatch it out of thin |
| computers | | | | air. |
| 1. You must download and install Spyware | | | | 7. Always keep the backup of your precious data. |
| program as it helps your PC perform better and | | | | There's no worse feeling in the world than losing |
| better, some stupid viruses can cause a huge | | | | everything. Utilize another hard drive-internal or |
| damage to your performing PC. Download the | | | | external. If your data is not huge then you may |
| Beta Spyware from Microsoft, this utility from | | | | also keep it in multiple CDs and USB drives. |
| Microsoft has produced brilliant results, it runs in | | | | Network PCs and transfer backups from one to |
| the back drop and helps to destroy and keep | | | | the other. But what if your house burns down? |
| your PC free of Spyware. | | | | Ponder keeping the data off site as well; keep the |
| 2. Buy or Download an Antivirus utility such as | | | | disk at a family member's home. |
| NORTON or MACCAFE, You are connected to | | | | 8. Press CTRL + D on our homepage we are |
| the internet you may get a Virus through Junk | | | | computer retailers in London and never mind |
| E-mail, website etc and you will unknowingly be | | | | providing technical help on sophisticated issues. |
| scattering them to others. AVG by Grisoft has a | | | | Don'ts….. Always applied Don'ts... |
| free antivirus download. Get it right now, and as | | | | 1. Be extra cautious when opening the Email |
| I've told you I've always loved the commercial | | | | attachments since you are not sure with |
| program Norton Antivirus by Symantec. | | | | that-even if they come from a known family |
| 3. Running broadband connection can cause some | | | | member or friend's Email account. Viruses |
| further dilemmas, run a software firewall. I like | | | | broadcast by infecting a PC and emailing |
| Zonealarm by Zonelabs. They provide a free | | | | themselves to everyone in the infected |
| version. If you are fractional to Microsoft, then go | | | | computer's address book. Ponder a code word to |
| ahead and exploit the one included with XP. | | | | exploit in the subject line of Emails. Your friends |
| 4. Study has shown Mozilla Firefox works better | | | | and family would know the particular keyword |
| than Internet Explorer, Opera and Netscape when | | | | (maybe mango etc.) and would comprise this in |
| it is about scanning the internet viruses, run the | | | | the subject when attaching a file. A bad keyword |
| Firefox web browser; it's a lot better than | | | | may be Viagra. |
| Internet Explorer with some great features. And | | | | 2. Never provide your REAL email address when |
| even if you like Explorer better, it doesn't hurt to | | | | signing up for anything online until that site gets |
| have two browsers at same time. | | | | trusted through some sort of scan. It will fall it |
| 5. Defrag once every three months-sooner if you | | | | into enemy hands and you would spend most of |
| run anything moreover Windows 2000/XP. | | | | your time sifting through trash when looking for |
| 6. Do run WPA (rather preferred) or WEP | | | | real email. Ponder using the service at (www dot |
| encryption on router and wireless network. It's | | | | dodgeit dot com). You can create fake Email |
| easy and simple additionally would protect your | | | | addresses here for free. |