How To Secure your Computer or Network - A Step by Step Approach

This section explains, step-by-step, how to secure your computer against spyware, hackers, and hijackers. While there is no such thing as total security, it can vastly reduce your vulnerability to unauthorized access to and from your computer.
There are two routes you can take: the quick-and-dirty 4 Step route, or the much more secure 8 Step route. The quick-and-dirty way gives little in the way of explanations: it basically says "do this and this". The normal total time to go through it, not including downloads, is about 15 minutes.
If you choose the better 8-Step way, you'll get more complete explanations of each step before it is carried out and what the effects will be. It will take a little longer to do mostly because I explain what you're doing and why. Either way, some individual steps may reduce functionality of your computer (which usually is what you want) but it will be explained in the 8-Step section.
Remember: This site is meant to be informative! The site itself will make absolutely NO changes to your computer and you may always choose not to follow a particular step. Make sure to Bookmark this page or add it to your Favorites because some links may take you off this site!

Protecting Yourself in 4 Steps - The Quick and Dirty Way
Protecting Yourself in 8 Steps - The Complete Way
This site is intended to allow anyone, regardless of computer skills, to properly protect themselves online. It is simple enough for novices to handle, yet even experts can learn a thing or two here.





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