General Tips
Pop-Up Blocker
You can go
here to
download a free program that will block most of the annoying pop-up ads
you get while surfing around on the internet. This is a must if you
don't have anything already.
Removing Hidden Programs
Hidden programs can track your movement around the
internet, open popups to look like they are from the site you are
visiting (to steal traffic) and many other things. A good, free program
to get rid of a lot of this is available
here. After
you are at that page, click to download from Tucows.
You can run this program every couple of months or
any time you think you might have something on your computer. You should
be able to safely delete whatever problems it finds without any trouble.
Protecting Yourself On High Speed
If you are using high speed access you need to
protect yourself. If you are on dialup you do not need to worry about
this. Zone Alarm is the leading program you can download and it is
available for free
here.
BE WARNED! Zone alarm will ask you about every
program that tries to access the internet and if you say no when it asks
then that program won't be able to gain access. On the positive side,
you really don't have to worry too much about what programs you let have
access because the main purpose of installing Zone Alarm is to stop
hackers from having free access to your computer. Novices should be
warned though
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