Evaluate your own personal computing habits

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1) Identify the Operating System and note whether you are and/or have been running your Operating system updates regularly. When was your last update? Do you have outstanding updates? Is your computer set to run and download these updates automatically? Be sure to get your computer up-to-date if it isn't already.

2) Identify the Virus Software running on your computer. Is your Virus Software current and up-to-date. Have you downloaded the latest virus definitions? If not, do so and note which ones you downloaded. Run a virus scan on your computer and note your results.

3) Does your software have a personal Firewall and is it active? If you don't know what a Firewall is or what it does, research it and explain.

4) Do you have software in your computer to protect you and clean your computer of Spyware and Malware? If so what software? If not, locate and download software such as Spybot Search and Destroy and Adaware SE.

5) Explain the origin and effects of at least 3 different types of viruses/malicious programs as well as how your computer can become vulnerable to these threats.

6) Evaluate your own personal computing habits and explain reasonable adjustments you can and should make to do a better job of protecting yourself from viruses/malware

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