Maine Lions District 41
IS YOUR COMPUTER PROTECTED!
If You do not have a current Anti Virus program,
then Your Computer is
OPEN to not only Viruses, but all kinds of nasty programs,
which can
deny you access to the Internet and or Your Computer
Systems.
There is a FREE Anti Virus program available,
which is called AVG. It
can be downloaded from http://www.grisoft.com/.
IF I HAVE AN ANTI VIRUS PROGRAM INSTALLED, AM I SAFE?
NO!!!! There are other types of programs that
can infect Your
Computer that are not classified as Viruses.
They are known as SNOOPS,
HACKS & HARVESTERS. They will track
Your activities while on line,
harvest key information about YOU and transmit it
back to the designated
site whenever You Log On to the Internet or send “E”
Mails to EVERYONE
in Your “E” Mail Address Book to infect them.
These programs can also
Autodial to the Internet even though You do not Log
On.
HOW CAN I HELP TO PROTECT MY COMPUTER?
There ARE 2 free programs that detects most snoops,
hacks &
harvesters, which is called Ad-Aware & Spybot.
They can be Downloaded
by Clicking on the Links Below.
for
Ad-Aware.
for
Spybot.
IS MY COMPUTER SECURE NOW?
NO!!! Some of these programs were written to
bypass all of these
protections. There is a third FREE program that
can warn You if another
program is attempting to access the Internet.
It is known as Zone
Alarm.
This is a Firewall program that helps to protect Your
Computer from
transmitting information about You or the programs
loaded on Your
Computer without Your Consent. It
can be downloaded here
Whenever You Download and Install any of these programs,
RESTART YOUR
COMPUTER after Each One and Run that program!
When You do, You will
probably be told that the program needs to be updated
to provide you
with the best possible protection. ACCEPT THIS
OFFER! It is free and
will help to ensure You the best possible protection.
Continue to install, restart and run all the programs
You feel You
need.
If You are connected to the Internet by a Cable Modem,
You NEED a ALL
THREE PROGRAMS NOW!!!
If You have an Anti Virus, Anti Snoop and Firewall
program already
installed, you do not need to install these.