2009-02-17

Do Computer Maintenance and Reduce Computer Problems


How to Do Computer Maintenance and Reduce Computer Problems(2)


Steps


9 .Delete temporary Internet files. To automatically delete these files in IE6, goto Tools - Internet Options - Advanced. Scroll to bottom and select "Empty Temporary Internet when browser is closed."

10.If possible, try not to use Internet Explorer because it has major security breaches which could be potentially harmful for your system. Two alternative web browsers you can try are Mozilla Firefox and Operaor at FileHippo. Java to get the latest Java download.


11.Download Web Security Guard at Web Security Guard or download the SiteAdvisor plug-in, both protect you from most web based security threats and annoyances. Both give you a safety rating for the sites you are on and give a rating on your Google searches as well, from green (safe) to red (dangerous). Web Security Guard will have a pop-up saying that if a particular website has been reported as dangerous. You can choose to continue and go to the site or don't go to the site. One example of a dangerous site is http://www.smileycentral.com. One example of a safe site is http://www.google.com. Web Security Guard will also have a gold "shield" if the website has been reported but is not severely dangerous and will not give you pop-up about the website. This will help to prevent you visiting sites that are likely to damage your computer. SiteAdvisor can be found on SiteAdvisor


Tips
1.Seek the advice and even help of an IT professional if needed.



2.Firefox users have access to one of the most powerful web security tools in existence - NoScript. it can be found on the add-ons page: https://addons.mozilla.org. It blocks all web


3.scripts from running unless explicitly allowed by the user. You can also blacklist any site.
doubleclick.net would be good to add to any blacklists.



4.AVG Free and Zonealarm are very good free anti-virus and Firewall software, respectively.



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