Sunday, July 12, 2009

Securing Your Computer

If you install the software below, you are reducing the chance of your computer needing a service call or losing important information that is stored on your computer.

Anti-Virus software
Anti-virus is the most important piece of software you can have on your pc. It is crucial to have it; otherwise you are playing with fire. A reliable anti-virus should identify, neutralize and eliminate viruses, worms, Trojans, malware and other infected programs.

Spyware remover
Identity theft is growing at unprecedented rates, spyware being one of the main culprits. Spyware secretly monitors the user's computer habits and much. Today spyware programs can collect various types of personal information, and can interfere with the user's control of the computer.

Adware remover
If you have ever encountered those annoying pop-up windows that won't stop and you have no idea where they are coming from, you PC is probably infected with adware. Although in many cases adware is harmless, it can slow your computer down dramatically and expose your system to other risks.

Firewall
A firewall basic function is to control all incoming and outgoing traffic and to determine which traffic is safe by following policies. Incoming traffic has to come from allowed IP addresses, if the IP address is not recognized, the website will be blocked unless you allow it. As time passes the firewall allowed IP address list grows. This is a very useful tool to compliment your other protection software.

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