Internet Safety

Internet Safety By Adam T

IntroductionThis PowerPoint will show give you advice on how to stay safe on the internet.

You will be told how to stay safe and what things you can look out for to avoid dangerous activities or illegal.

Throughout my presentation you will see some security issues that occur to all computer users.

The PowerPoint you will see will inform you about what things to look out for when using a computer. These are or can be dangerous, so beware!If you think you have encountered these things before get your computer checked out.

2VirusesOne thing you could be affected by is a virus. Keep your computer safe.

A virus is a software on youris acomputer that can duplicate itselfand spread from one computer to another.

A computer virus can get into your files and destroy your hard drive.

One of the things you will need to look out for is getting a virus on your computer. This can be very dangerous because it can be spread across to other computers.3SpywareAnother issue people get when using an online device is spyware. This is a software that self-installs on a computer, enabling information to be gathered covertly about a person's Internet use, passwords, etc.

This may lead to loss of personal information.

Another dangerous software is Spyware, This is dangerous because it self installs its self on your computer and takes personal information. 4PhishingAnother thing you should be careful of is Phishing.

This is Where people pick out your personal details.

They put adverts up and take your information.

Be careful for Phishing this is where people pop adverts up and reel you in to make you click on it then it will take your personal information.5SpamSpam is online communication of emails that are unwanted.

Most spam is not harmless but some can be harmful to your computer.

To protect yourself against email spam, use email software with built-in spam filtering.

Anti virus softwareTo protect your computer you can download an antivirus software.

The anti virus will terminate any viruses you get and notify you.

An example of a antivirus is AVG

Anti virus software SoftwarePriceAVG20Anti-Norton40Mc-Affee35Pop-up BlockersA pop up blocker prevents pop ups popping up on your computer.

Some pop up blockers close the window before it pops up.

Some pop ups disable the commands before it appears.

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