Surfing the Internet and Exchanging E-mail Safely
Virus protection and spyware protection help protect your computer by detecting bad things on your computer. A firewall is good at preventing outside programs or code from running on your computer or from accessing it. But viruses and spyware don't just magically appear on your computer. They usually get there through e-mail attachments or downloads from web pages. Fortunately, there are many ways that security suites, browsers, e-mail programs, and servers can protect you.
Defending Against E-mail Threats
You first line of defense is your mail service provider. The better services filter out junk mail and mail with dangerous attachments before the messages even reach your mail inbox. Some junk ...
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