What necessary steps could i take to make my system safe? like what settings could i change?
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- 12 Sep 2009 #1My System Specs
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- 12 Sep 2009 #2
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Safe in what sense:
1. safe for browsing on the internet
2. safe from people not using it without my permission
3. etc.
- 12 Sep 2009 #3
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mrprofessor,
Welcome to the forum.
There is no way to make your system safe, but you can make it safer. This is mostly a matter of behaviour. Avoid certain pages. If uncertain when surfing to a page, set Internet Explorer security settings to high. Close any suspiscious pop-ups with ALT-F4. Make sure you have a good antivirus program and a firewall. Make sure you have DEP turned on (search for DEP in Start - Help and Support ) and keep windows updated. I would say default settings in most cases are the safest; do not turn off UAC.
I have never had any serious infection on any of my computers.
- 12 Sep 2009 #4My System Specs
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As well as all the good advice Submarine gave you, make sure your security programs are updated regularly & your system scanned frequently.
It's also a good idea to use a antimalwareprogram like SuperAntiSpyware or Malwarebytes. Both have a free & paid version.[ Links supplied below.]
Spywareblaster is another good layer of protection & runs quietly in the background. [Read about it in link below.]
The inbuilt Defender is also worth consideration.
If you have a router firewall then the inbuilt Windows firewall should be adequate.
Your best security measure is the hand that clicks the mouse.
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Last edited by JMH; 12 Sep 2009 at 04:24 PM.
- 12 Sep 2009 #5My System Specs
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Wow thank u very much!!!!
- 12 Sep 2009 #6My System Specs
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You are very welcome.
Originally Posted by mrprofessor 
- 13 Sep 2009 #7My System Specs
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problem!! my avg anti-virus keeps picking up this cookie. What steps should i take to solve this?
- 13 Sep 2009 #8My System Specs
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Hi again mrprofessor
Cookies are a fact of life & are generally harmless.
I suggest that you delete cookies before scanning with your AVG.
On IE go to Tools - Delete Browsing History - Cookies - Delete Cookies - Close.
[ I usually go one step further. Tools - Delete Browsing History - Delete All - Yes.]
See how this goes & let us know.
BTW Are you using AVG Anti Virus free or paid?
- 13 Sep 2009 #9My System Specs
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Heey thank you for ur time. I am using the free version. And the cookies are coming from firefox
- 13 Sep 2009 #10My System Specs
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Do you know how to delete cookies in Firefox?
Which version of Firefox are you using?
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