Safe Computing 101 - Viruses and Spyware

If your computer is connected to the internet, even if you use dial-up, it is critical to have reliable, up to date virus and spyware scanning software installed. Viruses and spyware are everywhere on the internet. And you don't even have to browse the internet to get infections.

Good spyware and virus scanning software is updated regularly and in general, it is better to go with a trusted name like McAfee or Norton although many others are available and some are even free. If you want to keep your computer running at it's best, maintaining good virus and spyware scanners is the number one way to do so.