Saturday, October 13, 2007

Your P.C. maybe infected with adware & spyware

5 Simple ways to keep your computer secure and virus free
by William McRand Sr

These simple tips will help you stay virus and spyware free, even if you're connected to the internet 24 hours a day.
1. Protect yourself
Good protection on the Internet these days consists of 3 components: anti-virus software, anti-spyware software and a firewall.

As for a firewall, Windows XP ships with a decent enough firewall. Just make sure it is always enabled. Alternatively you can visit a site like www.download.com and search for Zone Alarm, which has an excellent free version.
The most important thing to keep in mind is that you need to keep your anti-virus software up to date. An anti-virus program that uses definitions that are months old is just a View the rest of this article


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