| The explosive growth of the Internet has
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| | software will find viruses that haven't
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| meant that thousands of people are today
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| | yet infected your PC and eliminate the
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| experiencing the joys of being online for
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| | ones that have.Antivirus software can
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| the first time. With growth there always
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| | only protect your computer from viruses
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| comes pain. Be it your growing pains as a
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| | trying to infect it via email, CD-Rom,
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| child or the growth and development of
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| | floppy disk, Word documents or other
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| this part of our culture called the
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| | types of computer files. Antivirus
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| Internet.Firstly we need to quickly
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| | software alone will not keep your
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| explain what the Internet is and where it
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| | computer 100% safe. You also need to use
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| came from. The Internet is the offspring
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| | firewall software.Firewall SoftwareThe
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| of a military project called Arpanet.
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| | use of firewall software by home computer
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| Arpanet was designed to provide reliable
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| | users is a relatively new occurence. All
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| communication during global nuclear war.
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| | Internet connections are a two way
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| A vast network of interconnected
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| | process. Data must be sent and received
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| computers was set up all over the world
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| | by your computer. This data is sent
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| to allow the various branches of US and
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| | through something called ports. These are
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| NATO forces to communicate with each
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| | not physical things rather aspects of the
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| other.Nuclear war never came (thankfully)
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| | way your computer communicates
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| and the world was left with a massive
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| | online.Firewall software watches these
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| network of computers all connected
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| | ports to make sure that only safe
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| together with nothing to do. Colleges and
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| | communication is happening between your
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| universities started to use these
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| | computer and other computers online. If
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| computers for sharing research
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| | it sees something dangerous happening it
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| internationally. From there it grew and
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| | blocks that port on your computer to make
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| spread outside colleges to local homes
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| | sure your computer stays safe from the
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| and businesses. The World Wide Web was
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| | person who is trying to hack into your
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| born and its father was a guy called Tim
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| | system.An easier way to understand a
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| Berners Lee.When you're connected to the
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| | firewall would be to picture your
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| Internet you're sharing a vast network
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| | computer as an apartment complex. At the
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| with hundreds of millions of other users.
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| | front door of this complex there is a
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| This shared network provides resources
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| | security guard. Every person who enters
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| that 15 years ago were never thought
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| | the complex must pass this security
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| possible. Unfortunately when something is
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| | guard. If the security guard recognizes
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| shared its open to abuse. On the Internet
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| | the person entering as a resident he
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| this abuse comes from hackers and virus
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| | allows them to pass without saying
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| creators. Their sole intent is to cause
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| | anything. If, however, the person
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| chaos and/or harm to your computer system
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| | entering the complex is unknown to him
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| and millions of other computer systems
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| | then he will stop that person and ask for
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| all over the world.How do you combat
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| | identification. If they have no business
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| this? You need an Internet security
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| | being at the apartment complex he escorts
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| system. This might sound complicated but
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| | them from the building.If you are not
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| your Internet security system will be
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| | currently using firewall software your
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| quite straigtforward being comprised of
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| | computer will get hacked into - that's a
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| just 2 - 3 Internet security products.
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| | guarantee.PopUp BlockerYou can get a good
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| We'll look at each of these products in
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| | popup blocker at no cost. An easy way to
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| more detail now:AntiVirus SoftwareThe
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| | do this is to install either the Google
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| first and most critical element of your
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| | or Yahoo toolbar. Both of these come with
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| Internet security system is antivirus
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| | popup blockers built in. Popups are not
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| software. If you don't have up-to-date
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| | necessarily dangerous but are a nuisance
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| antivirus software on your PC you're
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| | and using either of these toolbars will
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| asking for trouble. 300 new viruses
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| | make your life that bit easier.A simple
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| appear each month and if you're not
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| | rule for practicing online security is:
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| constantly protecting your system against
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| | "If in doubt then don't". If you don't
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| this threat your computer will become
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| | recognize the file, the email address,
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| infected with at least one virus - it's
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| | the website or if your gut feeling says
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| only a matter of time.Antivirus software
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| | "no" then don't click that button.This
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| scans your PC for signatures of a virus.
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| | article was provided courtesy of the
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| A virus signature is the unique part of
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| | Spyware And Malware Guide. This site
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| that virus. It can be a a file name, how
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| | offers information on how to remove
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| the virus behaves or the size of the
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| | spyware from your computer - often for
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| virus file itself. Good antivirus
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| | free.
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