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The Internet is a huge part of
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It’s fun, useful, and informative,
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matter how safe you feel while
browsing. By getting into the
15 Tips habit of using good Internet
safety practices, you can
protect your information and
Contacts your identity for years to come.
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Tips#1
About Us Disable the Auto-Run feature in
Windows. This built-in Windows
15 Tips component allows silent programs
to execute without your
Contacts knowledge because auto-run
grants them permission to initiate
Resources without obtaining active consent.
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Tips#2
About Us Always have an anti-virus program on
your computer and keep it
updated. There are plenty of free or
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very inexpensive anti-virus programs
available, so you have no excuse for not
Contacts having one. Make sure you set the
program up to do a full scan at least
Resources once a week.
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Tips#3
About Us Do not turn off the Firewall
options on your computer, even if
a program claims the Firewall
15 Tips needs to be disabled for the
program to work. Firewall settings
Contacts allow you set program-specific
exceptions without disabling the
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When choosing passwords for online sites or
online accounts (bank accounts, Pay Pal, etc.),
About Us make sure you never use the same password
for multiple sites, use a mixture of upper and
lower case letters and numbers (and symbols
15 Tips if they are allowed), avoid using personal
information (birth date, maiden name, social
security number), never use a password of less
Contacts than 10 characters, and combine words or
create nonsensical ones. The harder your
password is for you to remember, the more
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difficult it will be for someone else to guess it!
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Tips#5
About Us Update the core components of your
computer’s software regularly, or set
15 Tips the system to automatically find and
download updates. The most
Contacts common example of this is Windows
Update for Microsoft operating
systems.
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Tips#6
About Us While it is tempting to download
free movies, music, and software
15 Tips from torrent sites, it can also be very
harmful to your computer. Torrent
Contacts content is generally unverified and
frequently contains viruses or other
harmful malware.
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Tips#7
About Us E-mail has become a common way for viruses,
scams, and phishing activities to obtain
information or compromise your
15 Tips computer. When reading your e-mails, never
click on an embedded link in the message unless
you know the destination (you can find this out
Contacts by hovering your mouse over the link). This
applies to messages from people you know, also,
because most web-based e-mail accounts
Resources (Yahoo!, Gmail, etc.) can be compromised.
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Tips#8
About Us Disable Java (not JavaScript) in
your internet browser. Exploits
15 Tips through Java occur frequently,
even though Java itself it almost
Contacts never needed when using the
internet.
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Tips#9
About Us While Internet Explorer is very popular,
it lacks a feature included in Mozilla
Firefox that makes Firefox a safer
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browser to use, particularly if you are
susceptible to JavaScript
Contacts threats. Firefox has a No Script add-on
that blocks all JavaScript programs from
Resources sites that you have not approved.
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Tips#10
About Us Back up important data on your
computer to an external drive or
15 Tips storage location (an online “cloud”
or flash drive) regularly to prevent
Contacts total loss in the event your
computer is stricken with a virus
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Tips#11
About Us System recovery questions ask for basic
information like your mother’s maiden name,
the name of your hometown, or your pet’s
15 Tips name. This information is also likely
contained somewhere on your Facebook
page. When providing recovery responses,
Contacts treat them like passwords and never provide
actual information that can be freely found
elsewhere on the internet.
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Tips#12
About Us Never open or run executable files
directly from the
15 Tips internet. Download them to your
computer’s hard drive or an
Contacts external storage device and
perform a virus scan first.
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Tips#13
About Us Establish more than one e-mail address for
multiple purposes. For example, you could
have one e-mail address known only to close
15 Tips friends and family members, another for
online banking and financial transactions,
and another for online gaming
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purposes. This reduces the amount of
potential spam, malware threats, and
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Tips#14
About Us If you have a supplemental firewall
program such as Comodo or Zone Alarm
that asks for permission when an
15 Tips unknown program is attempting to
download a file, connect to your
Contacts computer, or execute a program, never
allow the action unless you know what
Resources the program or file is first and are sure it
is from a trusted source.
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Tips#15
About Us When using social media such as
Facebook, be cautious about what
personal information you share. What
15 Tips you post on the internet is visible to
everyone and can be used in a harmful or
Contacts damaging way. Another Facebook tip is
to avoid accepting friend requests from
Resources people you don’t know personally.
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