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Tips for Staying Safe Online

Don’t give out any personal information. Spyware and adware can automatically and secretly download itself from the cyberspace and supposedly install itself on your machine to track your online behaviors to steal your personal information like your full name, date of birth, address, phone number, email address, Social Security number, and bank or credit card information, etc. for making money. To avoid these situations, you should strongly protect your information and do not give to another websites. Be especially cautious of “profiles” and “directory listings” for instant messaging programs or web sites. If you go to a strange site, you should read the site’s privacy statement before you give out your personal data for log in or download any ActiveX or software. In addition, you could apply “Google Toolbar” to search the website’s security level.

Use caution when opening attached files. Beware of the attached files with strange names because they may be come with a virus or spyware. When you find out an attached file in your mailbox, please think first before opening attachments even if you know the sender, and check with the sender if you’re not sure about an attachment.

Use strong passwords. A strong password combines with letters, numbers, and symbols. You should remember it easily and if you have enough time, you should change it at regular time.

Keep your computer current. To keep your PC updating regularly is quite efficient for you to guard it from the major threats like Spyware, Adware, Key loggers, Trojans, Worms, Hijackers, Rootkits, Password Stealers, Tracking Threats, Rogue Antispyware and other Malware attacks. Firstly, you should apply the built-in utility to keep your Windows operating system updated. In addition, you should regularly update your antivirus software and drivers.

Apply a firewall. Firewall offers absolutely effective solutions to guard your computer from blocking the unauthorized users who intend to gain access to your computer through the Internet or a websites. t serves as a device or set of devices configured to permit, deny, encrypt, decrypt, or proxy all (in and out) computer traffic that can stop Trojans, backdoors, Key loggers, worms and other malware from by filtering out any suspicious communications sent to your computer and stealing your private information.

Install QuuSoft AntiSpyware. With QuuSoft AntiSpyware, any annoying pop-ups, slow PC performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other questionable software can be easily detected and removed from your machine. QuuSoft AntiSpyware is the outstanding Windows antispyware program that can be used to effectively protect your computer system against various threat attacks, including Spyware, Adware, Keyloggers, Trojans, Worms, Hijackers, Rootkits, Password Stealers, Tracking Threats, Rogue Antispyware and other Malware attacks!

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