One of the biggest dangers of using the Internet or sending and receiving e-mail is the risk of obtaining a computer virus. Therefore, without a doubt, you must protect your computer with an anti-virus program IF your computer is used for browsing the Internet or checking e-mail. (If you simply have a stand-alone computer that is never hooked up to the Internet and is used solely for word processing or organizing data, then you are not at risk.) … [Read more...]
The best programs we have found for fighting spyware (behind-the-scenes stuff that lingers on your computer after visiting certain websites or downloading certain programs) are: AdAware SpyBot Search & Destroy What Is Spyware? We've all got spyware secretly lurking on our computers right at this very moment... Some of it is "good" spyware -- like information about the sites you previously visited and the items you clicked on. This information is used to provide … [Read more...]
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