Please Protect Me

Received an other virus this morning, that is number 35 in less than a month. I always wonder why people dare to access the internet without adaquate protection. The net is a dangerous place for a computer and protection comes for free. As a minimum, people should use an antivirus (and keep it up-to-date) and a firewall. In my opinion an antivirus is out of date if it's database is more than 3 days old, it would not be the first time I have had to remove a virus from a computer that was only discovered a few days before. The best free ones are linked in the menu on the left: Avast! and ZoneAlarm. It might also be worth putting a spyware removal utility on your machine, especially if you use the internet a lot, or install unknown free software. And of course: install the (windows) updates. By keeping your computer up to date and secure you don't only protect yourself, but also others (including me), so if you don't want to be sensible at least be courteous and secure your computer.

I have done a lot on computer security in the last few years, so if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask me, I love helping people to make the net a safer place. I don't claim to know everything, but I reckon I know more than most people, so please feel free to ask.