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Hi Friends,
Just picked up a few trogans and thought I'd pop this
one up to remind you too! :)
There seems to be some confusion over anti-virus programs,
firewalls, and anti-spyware programs. These are the 3 basic
security programs you should have running on your computer, if
you want to surf the Internet safely. But what do they do? How
many of each should you have? How and when should you run and
update them? Here is a brief review.
An anti-virus program, as the name implies, catches and keeps
out viruses, trojans, worms and other junk that circulate on the
Internet. There are more than 150,000 of them, with new ones
added every day. You should have only one anti-virus program
running on your computer, otherwise they will conflict with each
other, and cause crashes and other problems. It runs in the
background, so you don't have to do anything except make sure it
updates itself every day or two, or do a manual update yourself.
A firewall hides your computer on the Internet, so hopefully you
won't be attacked by malware in the first place. If you are,
the firewall should prevent the rogue program from communicating
with its master via the Internet. Again, you should only have
one firewall on your computer, otherwise they will conflict with
each other. Your firewall also runs in the background. Updates
are infrequent, so check in the program or watch your email, as
we discussed last week.
Spyware, malware and other evil programs can steal your
passwords, slow down or hijack your computer, throw ads at you,
etc. etc. You can have as many anti-spyware programs as you
want; you should have at least two, because sometimes one will
catch what the other misses. You usually must launch and run
these programs yourself. Run them one at a time. Update them
at least once a week. by Syd Tash
Have a Virus Free Day !!! :)
Thanks
Leanne Busby
http://www.aussie-money-tree.biz
http://www.aussie-money-tree.info
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