Things are out there that will harm your computer. Arm yourself with good software and knowledge. Hopefully this post will help.
Antivirus:
There are many antivirus softwares (AV) out there so how do you know which one to pick? It is my recommendation to go with the free ones. 1) Because there free, duh. 2) Because there just as good, and maybe better, than some of the ones that you would pay for. Don’t you wish there was a place to go to read about and compare all the AV’s out there? BOOM:
Check out that site and this one: http://www.av-comparatives.org/
I recommend Avira AntiVir which is found at http://www.free-av.de/ just click the big silver button on the right. There is only one pop up that you have to deal with every time it updates. No big deal.
Spyware:
This is the stuff to get those nasty tracers and other spying type programs out of your computer. I would go with http://www.superantispyware.com/ . It may look like some cheap scam, but its free and has received really good reviews.
Ok, if you have read the other post, then you are now set with the basics. Now I’m going to talk about some other things that are not so common but can help you stay protected.
IP Address Hiding:
Hiding your IP address can help you stay anonymous when visiting websites or using other programs. Your IP Address is an address for your computer on the web. If people know your address in real life they can find your house and the same is true in the computer world. If people know your IP address they can actually find your physical location in the world. Check out the first post for some links that will show you your IP address and location. (most of the time the location will be that of your ISP).
There is a program that I know of (also free) that will hide your IP address by using what’s called Onion Routing. It’s a technique that, basically, sends your request for a site form another computer in the world instead of your computer. It also encrypts the information sent in the process. The program is called TOR and can be found here: http://www.torproject.org/
There is also more information on there about how it all works. I recommend using it with FoxyProxy, a firefox addon. This will make it easy to turn the tor on and off and set it up to use with your browser. There are simple instructions to follow when you install FoxyProxy and for more in-depth use, the site itself has good forums and walk through. It can all be found here: http://foxyproxy.mozdev.org/downloads.html
Next post I’ll talk some about encryption and give some good links to bookmark. Thanks for reading! Leave me a post and tell me what you think, I want to hear it.
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