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While some may be looking to phish your personal information and identity for resale, others simply just want to use your computer as a platform from which to attack other unknowing targets. Below are a few easy, cost-effective steps you can take to make your computer more secure. Always make backups of important information and store in a safe place separate from your computer. This program will help you find the latest patches for your Windows computer.
Also go to HYPERLINK «http://www.officeupdate.microsoft.com» http://www.officeupdate.microsoft.com to locate possible patches for your Office programs. Without a good firewall, viruses, worms, Trojans, malware and adware can all easily access your computer from the Internet. Consideration should be given to the benefits and differences between hardware and software based firewall programs. Why should you do this? Active-X and JavaScript are often used by hackers to plant malicious programs into your computers.
Do not run programs from unknown origins. Also, do not send these types of programs to friends and coworkers because they contain funny or amusing stories or jokes. They may contain a Trojans horse waiting to infect a computer. Turn off your computer and disconnect from the network when not using the computer.
A hacker can not attack your computer when you are disconnected from the network or the computer is off. Consider making a boot disk on a floppy disk in case your computer is damaged or compromised by a malicious program.
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