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http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp
Step #4: Download AVG anti-virus software.
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
Because my friend has McAfee antivirus installed but has not been updated for about 4 years. I downloaded AVG Free Edition antivirus software and let him to consider if he wanted to pay and update his McAfee or use
freebie. Running two antivirus software on
same computer can cause conflicts.
Step #5: Install password management software - RoboForm free edition.
http://www.roboform.com/?affid=siter
RoboForm is a password management software with Artificial Intelligence built in that can automatically fill online forms for you. It has been featured on The Wall Street Journal, CNN, The New York Times, Financial Times, PC Magazine, etc.
Nowadays we all have many usernames and passwords to use on
internet. Some spywares record your keystrokes and send them to
hackers. It has been reported many times that people lost all their money in online bank account or internet payment system account.
One of RoboForm key features is designed to combat this kind of key logger hacking. RoboForm can
- AutoSave passwords in browser. - AutoFill passwords to login form. - Click Login button for you. - Fill personal info into online forms. - Save offline passwords & notes. - Generate Secure Random Passwords. - Encrypt passwords and personal info using 3-DES. - All personal info is stored on your computer only. - Put passwords on USB KeyChain for extra security. - Sync your passwords and safenotes to a Palm. - Backup & Restore, Print your passwords. - More features: drill down for more.
RoboForm works best with IE 5.0 and above. IE6 is
recommended browser to use with Artificial Intelligence RoboForm.
Note: free eidition comes with some limitations.
Step #6: Apply additional security measures.
More security measures and resources:
- Read Web Security tutorial from W3Schools, especially
paragraphs for home users.
http://www.w3schools.com/site/site_security.asp
- Use Audit My PC to do three Penetration Testing.
http://www.auditmypc.com/freescan/prefcan.asp
- Use Gibson Research's ShiedsUP to do port scan and get useful advice.
https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
- Download Gibson Research's LeakTest and check if personal firewall can be fooled. If
firewall is good,
LeadTest will not be able to reach
internet.
http://grc.com/lt/leaktest.htm
- Browse Microsoft security home page to learn more about Windows security.
http://www.microsoft.com/security/default.mspx
Mission completed. It took me nearly 4 hours that night and
result is so far so good.

The author, Jerry Yu, is an experienced internet marketer and web developer. Visit his site http://www.WebActionGuide.com for FREE "how-to" step-by-step action guide, tips, knowledge base articles, and more.