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| What Your Mom Would Have Told You About Safe Surfing |
Stay current! Most of these links will take you to CNET's Download.com. Register for their Watch List to
receive an email whenever one of your programs posts an updated version.
Lock your door! Use a software firewall that gives you control over which programs can access your Internet
connection. Don't depend on the Windows XP firewall, though; it only controls incoming access. If you pick up
the wrong bug, your system could quickly become the tool of Internet hackers, sending out tons of spam or
even malicious software. My personal favorite is the free Outpost Free Firewall.
Keep your house clean! Viruses can infect your system in all kinds of ways and from all different directions.
Email, downloads, images, shared files, shared disks and even "thumb-drives"... All of these could infect your
system with potentially lethal consequences. This free version of AVG Antivirus will help you get the bugs out
and keep them out.
Don't pick up hitchhikers! Spyware has become an even more pervasive problem than viruses. Hidden
within the smallest application can be a program that tracks your every move on the Internet, reports back to a
remote host without your knowledge, or even steals private information from your computer records. Put a
stop to it with this free MalwareBytes AntiMalware.
Use a map! Aren't you glad you can just type "www.google.com" instead of remembering that it's IP address is
216.239.39.99? What makes that possible is a DNS or Domain Name Server. Maybe you don't know how
important a DNS can be but I encourage you to look at OpenDNS. This came to my attention when I was
researching the Conficker scare and I realized how much more security I could add with just few simple
changes to my system settings.
Don't take chances! No browser is inherently safer than any other. Microsoft's Internet Explorer, however, is
the biggest target for hackers because so many users accept the defaults that ship with their Windows
operating system. You can make yourself less vulnerable by using an alternate browser such as Firefox,
Google Chrome, Opera, or Safari. I've listed these alternatives in order of popularity but with no particular
recommendation. Each has strengths and weaknesses and all are free.
receive an email whenever one of your programs posts an updated version.
Lock your door! Use a software firewall that gives you control over which programs can access your Internet
connection. Don't depend on the Windows XP firewall, though; it only controls incoming access. If you pick up
the wrong bug, your system could quickly become the tool of Internet hackers, sending out tons of spam or
even malicious software. My personal favorite is the free Outpost Free Firewall.
Keep your house clean! Viruses can infect your system in all kinds of ways and from all different directions.
Email, downloads, images, shared files, shared disks and even "thumb-drives"... All of these could infect your
system with potentially lethal consequences. This free version of AVG Antivirus will help you get the bugs out
and keep them out.
Don't pick up hitchhikers! Spyware has become an even more pervasive problem than viruses. Hidden
within the smallest application can be a program that tracks your every move on the Internet, reports back to a
remote host without your knowledge, or even steals private information from your computer records. Put a
stop to it with this free MalwareBytes AntiMalware.
Use a map! Aren't you glad you can just type "www.google.com" instead of remembering that it's IP address is
216.239.39.99? What makes that possible is a DNS or Domain Name Server. Maybe you don't know how
important a DNS can be but I encourage you to look at OpenDNS. This came to my attention when I was
researching the Conficker scare and I realized how much more security I could add with just few simple
changes to my system settings.
Don't take chances! No browser is inherently safer than any other. Microsoft's Internet Explorer, however, is
the biggest target for hackers because so many users accept the defaults that ship with their Windows
operating system. You can make yourself less vulnerable by using an alternate browser such as Firefox,
Google Chrome, Opera, or Safari. I've listed these alternatives in order of popularity but with no particular
recommendation. Each has strengths and weaknesses and all are free.
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