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Safe and Secure Browsing Using Windows XP + IE
So you are running Windows XP and use Internet Explorer to browse the web?
This article assumes that you have your own reasons to stick to your OS and
browser and hence I won't ask you to switch either of those. Following are the 3 steps for a safe and secure browsing experience for Windows XP + IE user.
Step 1. Go to Windows Update website. The website will authenticate your OS and then check for updates. Download the latest updates and install them. The site will automatically do most of the tasks for you. Just follow instructions. If you had any major updates pending you will be instructed to restart your computer. Do that and then repeat this step again till there are no more updates. Often you have to execute this step more than once if you didn’t have automatic updates enabled.
Step 2. Go to Security Center in your control panel and make sure that your Firewall, Automatic Updates and Virus Protection are all ON. If you don't have an Antivirus software installed the Virus Protection will be set to OFF. Click on the recommendations button and Windows will show you a list of Antivirus software, some of which are free upto 12 months. (I use the one from Computer Associates). After you install run a complete scan.
Step 3. Go to Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) website and install the program. Follow instructions and make sure that you have real time protection turned ON. After you install run a complete scan.
You are all set. But that's not the end of the story. Every time you visit a malicious website it will try to install a program (ActiveX). IE will block it and warn you. You have the option of instructing IE to install it anyway. Be wary of doing it. Unless you trust the site completely refrain from installing any such programs.
Happy and safe browsing.
This article assumes that you have your own reasons to stick to your OS and
browser and hence I won't ask you to switch either of those. Following are the 3 steps for a safe and secure browsing experience for Windows XP + IE user.
Step 1. Go to Windows Update website. The website will authenticate your OS and then check for updates. Download the latest updates and install them. The site will automatically do most of the tasks for you. Just follow instructions. If you had any major updates pending you will be instructed to restart your computer. Do that and then repeat this step again till there are no more updates. Often you have to execute this step more than once if you didn’t have automatic updates enabled.
Step 2. Go to Security Center in your control panel and make sure that your Firewall, Automatic Updates and Virus Protection are all ON. If you don't have an Antivirus software installed the Virus Protection will be set to OFF. Click on the recommendations button and Windows will show you a list of Antivirus software, some of which are free upto 12 months. (I use the one from Computer Associates). After you install run a complete scan.
Step 3. Go to Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) website and install the program. Follow instructions and make sure that you have real time protection turned ON. After you install run a complete scan.
You are all set. But that's not the end of the story. Every time you visit a malicious website it will try to install a program (ActiveX). IE will block it and warn you. You have the option of instructing IE to install it anyway. Be wary of doing it. Unless you trust the site completely refrain from installing any such programs.
Happy and safe browsing.
posted by Random Guy at
9:23 AM
5 Comments:
Hey, that's great! I make my money cleaning up malware from people's computers.
Thanks for not telling them about Spybot Search & Destroy, Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE Personal, Ewido, HiJackThis!, AVG Free, Kerio Personal Firewall, or any of the other FREE non-BETA tools that can actually DO something to help.
That'll leave plenty of customers to keep me busy.
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Anonymous, at 8:46 AM
I totally agree with you. But the point of the article was "If your customers had followed the 3 steps as soon as they booted up their computer the first time, they might not have probably needed you". I'm saying "probably" because most of us would install some malware despite pages of advice and still need you.
The other programs you mention here are all wonderful pieces of free software that have helped many including me to protect my computer over a period of time. But Microsoft has bundled/provided as free download, software with similar features. For example why would you install Kerio when you already have a firewall bundled in your OS? (maybe it has better features and you might still want to install it).
The 3 steps have worked for me and I thought it might help a few fellow netizens out there.
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