8 Most Important Security Enhancements

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8 Most Important Security Enhancements

1. Check Windows Update and Office Update regularly (http://office.microsoft.com/productupdates); Click on the Automatic Updates tab in the System control panel and choose the appropriate options.
   
2. Install a personal firewall. Both SyGate (http://www.sygate.com) and ZoneAlarm (http://www.zonelabs.com) offer free versions.
   
   
3. Install a free spyware blocker. I am choose SpyBot Search & Destroy (http://security.kolla.de). SpyBot is also paranoid and ruthless in hunting out tracking cookies.
   
4. Block pop-up spam messages by disabling the Windows Messenger service.
   Open Control Panel >> Administrative Tools >> Services and you'll see Messenger
   Right-click and go to Properties, Set Start-up Type to Disabled and press the Stop button. Bye spam pop-ups!
   
5. Use strong passwords and change them periodically. Passwords should have at least seven characters; use letters and numbers and have at least one symbol.
   
6. If you're using Outlook or Outlook Express, use the current version or one with the Outlook Security Update installed. The update and current versions patch numerous vulnerabilities.
   
7. Buy antivirus software and keep it up to date. If you're not willing to pay, try AVG Free Edition
   
8. If you have a wireless network, turn on the security features: Use MAC filtering, turn off SSID broadcast, and even use WEP with the biggest key you can get.

What To Do If You're Infected

Check up scan procedure:
Malware (Spyware, Adware, Trojans, Viruses) are every increasing in their frequency, and abilities to disguise themselves.
This guide will help you to remove many of the most common problems, and allow us to help you most efficiently. It may look daunting, but shouldn't take long to complete.

Step 1:
Download TFC to your desktop

• Close any open windows.
• Double click the TFC icon to run the program
• TFC will close all open programs itself in order to run,
• Click the Start button to begin the process.
• Allow TFC to run uninterrupted.
• The program should not take long to finish it's job
• Once its finished it should automatically reboot your machine,if it doesn't, manually reboot to ensure a complete clean

Step 2:
Download SuperAntiSpyware

• Load SuperAntiSpyware and click the Check for updates button.
• Once the update is finished click the Scan your computer button.
• Check Perform Complete Scan and then next.
• SuperAntiSpyware will now scan your computer and when its finished it will list all the infections it has found.
• Make sure that they all have a check next to them and press next.
• Click finish and you will be taken back to the main interface.
• Click Preferences and then click the statistics/logs tab. Click the dated log and press view log and a text file will appear.
• Copy and paste the log onto the forum.

Step 3:
Download Malwarebytes' AntiMalware

Double click mbam-setup.exe to install the application.

• Make sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
• If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
• Once the program has loaded, select Perform Full Scan, then click Scan.
• The scan may take some time to finish,so please be patient.
• When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
• Make sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
• When disinfection is completed, a log will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to restart. Restart if it tells you to.
• The log is automatically saved by MBAM and can be viewed by clicking the Logs tab in MBAM.
  Copy and paste the entire report in your next reply.