If your new to the Internet, may we suggest the following.

Today's web-world has changed and you must take a few basic precautions.

There are three basic utilities that will afford you a very high level of protection from virus', adware and intruders into your machine.

Keeping hackers out of your computer or network.

If you are running Windows XP, then you already have a built in firewall. If your running any of the earlier Windows operating systems, then we encourage you to use a Firewall. Many users enjoy using Zone Alarm which is a free firewall program and very easy to configure and manage.

To get your copy of Zone Alarm, CLICK HERE

To protect yourself from Virus' we would suggest AVG from Grisoft.

AVG by Grisoft offer a free version of their software and offers excellent protection against virus, Trojan horses, and worms.

To get your copy of AVG by Grisoft, CLICK HERE

Adware programs deliver annoying pop-up adds to your computer and in doing so, really slow down the performance of your computer.

Ad Aware by Lavasoft is a program that will examine your computer for any adware programs and give you an opportunity to quarantine and remove any adware utilities that have invaded your computer.

To get a copy of Ad Aware, CLICK HERE

A word of caution!

No software or virus program is 100% fool proof. There are risks even if your exercising responsible precautions while using the Internet.

There are many other excellent products available on the web. We suggest these products based only on our own personal experiences and the confidence gained over the past couple of years.

Using online chat or file sharing programs often require an "open hole" somewhere in your network or computer.

When running these programs you place yourself in a very high risk situation.

Programs that corrupt your computer are seeded on your hard drive adding annoying adds, slowing down your computer and even destroying data directly.