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You Can Have Humor While Using the Internet
-- But You Have to Want It
PLEASE GO THROUGH THIS ENTIRE
PAGE
YOUR REAL HUMOR PLUG-IN IS
RIGHT HERE
Some Thoughts and Understandings
Will Go a Long Way !!
 Free Things THAT are
Advertised ARE NOT FREE! Many good free things exists -- but who
is going to advertise something that is free without a hitch involved somehow.
These are malware items. Malware, is a program or item that has embedded
spy or hacker items. The advertising gives the clues -- look at me,
see how cute I am, look at what I can do for you and I am FREE -- get me,
get me, get me. A page or pop-up that tells you that your computer
is infected and you need to get this to fix it such as Reg Cleaner or Win
Fixer has killed many computers lately.
Do NOT Pirate Music/Movies/Software!
The program you found to do it is MALWARE! How do you think they
provide the program and method to do it without a lot of money coming in
to pay for it! Peer-to-Peer connection is what it says it is -- You
can connect to another persons computer and they can connect to yours --
with your already granted approval. Evil people do evil things and
you are allowing them easy access. Lower on this page I will show
you how to get these at very low prices -- do not pirate.
Do Not Click IWON, Congratulations,
or Spank Monkeys!! Let us pretend 20 million users are on the internet
at any one time -- you are looking at a graphic put on a web site by a
sleezy webmaster interested in a penny per click. Do you think you
won -- you did -- you just got free code stuck on your computer to do some
!#$%.
 Do Not 2-Click Anything
on the Internet! Always only 1-Click anything on the Internet!
A web page may have an embedded computer program that it just put on your
computer. Things on your computer are 2-click to initiate.
Do not help a hacker get their stuff on your computer.
Know What ActiveX Means!
Only Accept ActiveX from known reputable web sites. ActiveX controls
can make browsing more enjoyable by providing video, animated content,
and more. These programs can, however, malfunction or give you content
you don't want. In some cases, these programs can be used to collect information
from your computer in ways you might not approve of, possibly damage data
on your computer, install software on your computer without your consent,
or allow someone else to control your computer remotely. Given these risks,
you should only install these programs if you completely trust the publisher
(the web site folks). ActiveX is an Internet
Browser Plug-in (Add-on). Many Folks have ugly ActiveX already
on their system and their internet speed is death-warmed-over S-L-O-W.
Lower on this page I will show you how to look and see what you have and
a method to fix it.
Know a Bit About JAVA,
JS, & Applets! Here it is -- a script file that enhances the
page you are on while playing around on the internet. Up above I
told you what internet browser you used to see this page, what your operating
system is, and if you have JAVA turned on or off (Enabled or Disabled).
Just above that box I told you exactly which version of JAVA you are using
-- I COLLECTED this information off of YOUR computer. I did not steal
your identity, destroy your privacy, harm your computer, but I did show
you I could have. Lower on this page I will show you how to protect
yourself and your computer from going to known evil places.
Attachments Are Dangerous!
Chat & E-mail both do attachments & YOUR FRIENDS ARE THE ONES SENDING
THEM TO YOU -- STRANGERS DO NOT KNOW YOUR ADDRESS! Evil comes from
your friends/family members infected (virus/hacked) computer. Sure
you want to open it -- then do so -- just do it the right way. Do
not be a woodpecker and click it (open it), instead, save it to a file
to the desktop. Once it is on the desktop and easy to find, then
RIGHT-MOUSE-CLICK it one time and a menu item offers a choice to Scan for
Virus. If it passes the virus test -- the danger level is a bunch
lower.
Protect Yourself From
Evil Doers! A Virus is NOT the only threat. Malware is over
373 thousand. Norton Anti-Virus protects an amount just over 72 thousand.
If you have a "router" then run your setup again and this time put a password
to enter and change the setting on it. Get some software to keep
your computer clean of spy, hacker, key-loggers and viruses. Examples
of cleaning malware are: Ad-Aware
& SpyBot
and STOPzilla which catches things
as they happen. Examples of visus cleaning and prevention are: Norton
and Free-AV. Microsoft has a
DEFENDER
that was originally written by the Giant Folks that rates as okay and free.
Another excellent option is EWIDO
which is a scanner and preventer -- they recently merged with Grisoft which
is an excellet name in the Anti-Virus field. Get a Firewall.
If you have Windows XP the one built into it is okay. Not actually
a security item for an annoyance fixer is FREE
SURFER because it kills those awful pop-up windows. Then and
again, avoid evil places -- see lower on this page.
Get a Real E-Mail Service!
IF you always get a bunch of attachments and/or SPAM then get a quality
E-Mail service to remove the SPAM and virus check the attachments before
you see them. One of the best services is FASTMAIL
.
Avoid Evil Places!
Don't look for hacker tools. Don't look for pirate tools. HOWEVER,
do go to the McAfee web site
and get their free Site Checker. When you search on Google, Yahoo,
or MSN -- the site checker tells you which sites are safe or not.
If you are a lady quilter looking for patterns you will get harmed without
this little jewel helping you. This is considered a MUST HAVE for
every internet user.
Never Go to a NUMBERS
Only Web Site! Example: http://789.456.123 This is a
devil that is so cheap they do not want to pay the $35 a year to even pretend
they are real. This is a teen age hacker wanna-be that the parents
are unable to control. Those numbers spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E.
Keep Your Windows CRITICAL
Updates Current! A CRITICAL update is actually a security update.
A little yellow shield in the tool tray pops up when a new CRITICAL is
available to get. Do NOT use automatic to get them -- it DOES NOT
WORK AUTOMATICALLY -- many are skipped. Set to "Notify me but don't
automatically download or install them." Right mouse click "My Computer",
and select "Properties". Click on the Automatic Updates tab and make
the correction -- OR -- go to the Windows Update site and get all of the
EXPRESS (not Custom) CRITICAL updates available.
Windows XP Updates!
Keep the CRITICAL and the SERVICE PACKS up to date. The "recommended"
on the Microsoft site -- read the description and decide if you even care.
No horse ever became a champion with only 3 working legs. If it can't
stand -- it will fall. If you do not have service pack #2 by now
-- your computer is in fact in dire need of repair. Even SP#2 has
59 additions at the time of this writing.
Get Security Before
You Crash! Farmers do not build fences to keep the cows out.
Above are some ideas of what to do, examine them, do they fit your needs,
if so -- do it!
Don't Get Fooled!
The Buzz Word is PHISHING! Pretend the email from your bank, AOL,
PayPal (etc.) says you need to change your password. The message
looks absolutely real and the addresses look absolutely real. If
you click on it -- this may happen:
 it sent you to
a fake site -- it looks real but it is not. They want you to think
so -- after you provide the information your money and identity is NOW
THEIR MONEY AND IDENTIFY. (The yellow shows the page looks do not
match the page you see.)
Disconnect From the
Internet When You Are Done for the Day! If you have your computer
running & you have high speed internet -- YOUR computer is still "ON"
the Internet. Give even a teen age hacker enough time and they WILL
find their way on to your computer ultimately.
Use Proper Passwords!
Use a different password on EACH different service. Your password
at the bank and the one to your email account SHOULD NOT be the same.
Which do you wish more to go wrong -- loss of your money or privacy?
A password should include letters and numbers. Passwords for FINANCIAL
areas should be changed often -- but at lease once every 2 months.
Back-Up Your Data!
Family Tree information, tax records, checking records, pictures, music,
business files & you name it. When it is gone -- it is GONE!
Hardware crashes, electric power line surges, lightening, storms, or perhaps
your glass of tea fell over -- Oops! |
click on Tools and select
Manage Add-ons. A box like this
will appear. For
practice only 1-click any item you see in the box and notice the Enable/Disable
buttons. If you disable, it will go to the top box, now 1-click it
in the top box and select the Enable. Click the OK each time and
you will see you can Enable or Disable easily. When you Disable,
the computer does not remove it -- it only puts a CLASS IDENTIFICATION
number in front of that item to simply tell the browser not to run it when
starting the browser. This picture shows many evils and it is very
like what we repair folks see normally on user computers. Note that
Windows Messenger is Disabled -- it should be -- it is only for corporate
computer administrators to use. Now that you know what is loaded
on your computer you can use the Castle Cops pages to see if what you have
is GOOD or EVIL. Dah -- Disable the evil ones for now! Restart
your browser when done -- Ah, it is much faster and happier. Hint
-- web search items are automatically evil. Most toolbars are evil.
Things like SDHelper, Free Surfer, McAfee, Norton (NAV), Sun, and Adobe
are usually not considered evil.