We all know it's impossible to keep your computer 100% safe, even if it's offline.What we can do, however, is try to keep your computer safe from what we see as the most nefarious hackers, crackers, breakers and destroyers of all.
Kids.
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Yes, kids are smart with that ol' technology, but what they're really good at is clicking and installing anything that gets in their way of playing a game or finding that new Justin Bieber hit.
They will click "FREE iPAD" ads and believe they are true. They will accidentally come to some...not safe for work websites and wonder how Antivirus 2010 was installed on their computer when they "didn't do anything" (to be fair, plenty of adults get this one too). They will install Limewire, Frostwire or other torrent programs to get their songs and videos to illegally fill up their iPods...and hopefully a letter from the MPAA and/or RIAA through your ISP doesn't come in the mail (we've known a few customers who have received cease and desist letters).
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So what can you do? Well, aside from making the guests of your computer(s) read the newspaper and play music on CDs, make them use the Guest Account or password protected account instead. It's really easy to setup, and if you put a password on their account, they will need to know that password in order to wreak their daily havoc. If they don't, you're a lot more protected without needing to go out and get Net Nanny or block certain websites in your home Wireless Router (if you still need this, give us a call).
As always, be sure you're running antivirus and antispyware. We recommend Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware. Both are free and do a great job of cleaning up bad stuff! If you're using a Mac, try out ClamAV.
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-Nate
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