Secure+Your+Computer

How to secure your computer By Alex Allen

There are 3 recommendations for securing your computer: 1) Turning on Automatic updates 2) Using a firewall 3) Using anti-virus software To turn on automatic updates click start, then run, then type sysdm.cpl and press enter Click Automatic Updates for auto downloading of the latest updates directly from windows. To turn on windows firewall click start then click run type firewall.cpl in the dialog box and hit enter. Then click on the general tab and select run. Then select ok. Or if you would like a different firewall in addition to windows you could download Zone Alarm from zonealarm.com. To attain a good anti virus software you can download one for free or just buy one. A good free anti virus is AVG 8.0 it offers good protection from all malware you can also pay for this service.