Top Tips for Your Home Computer's Security

1. Use Limited Windows User Accounts – this limits users from installing unsafe or unwanted programs and making changes to some system settings. Add a password to your administrative accounts. Add a limited User - Click Start> Select Control Panel> Open Users Accounts> Click “Create an new account”> Enter a name for the user> Click Next> Select “Limited”> Finish the wizard Add a Password to Administrative Accounts - Click Start> Select Control Panel> Open Users Accounts> Select a Computer Administrator user> Click “Create a Password”> Enter a password> Click the “Create Password” button
2. Install Net Nanny, McAfee Parental Control – these programs also limit your computer’s users from installing unsafe or unwanted programs, restricts changes to system settings, blocks prohibited websites, and other useful features. Net Nanny – (http://www.netnanny.com/) McAfee Parent Control – (http://us.mcafee.com/root/Package.asp?pkgid=273)
3. Make sure your Microsoft Windows firewall (or other firewall protection) is on. Check the Windows Firewall - Click Start> Select Control Panel> Open Windows Firewall. Make sure On is selected.
4. Install an up-to-date Antivirus program Norton Antivirus - Tony's favorite antivirus. You can purchase it at Best Buy or another retailer for about $40. McAfee - McAfee also offers excellent protection with it’s Internet Security Suite; www.mcafee.com Free solutions - AVG antivirus (www.grisoft.com), or check out Symantec and McAfee for free on-line scans

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