Ever wonder what your kids do on the computer when you’re not around? With just about everything available on the Internet these days, kids are downloading to their computers and cricket blackberry all kinds of things that you may never know about. These downloads can be completely safe from trusted sites, but since when do kids stay on anything but trusted sites?
- Screen savers – Screen savers are supposed to be fun and friendly and add a little pizazz to your computer. When you download some of these free screen savers, you may be getting more than you bargained for. Sometimes free screen savers also install ad-ware and spy-ware on your computer will shared like reach prepaid card number and password etc.
- Weather icons – Ever try to uninstall one of these little gadgets you have on your desktop? Not always, but upon occasion when trying to uninstall this type of program, you are directed to marketing websites and asked loads of questions. This only creates more issues as more sites now have access to your computer and will likely generate spam to you email account. (Never give out your email address).
- Downloads aren’t constructed to be safe – When you start clicking on these free offers, bad things tend to happen. The free downloads aren’t typically constructed with your computers safety in mind. The downloads are often programs that are written hastily and can cause your system to crash or corrupt your hard drive.
Most kids tend to stay away from pornography and other not-so happy sites, but some venture into these realms even though you encourage them not to. What really happens to your computer when you or your kids visit these types of sites.
- You’re more likely to get viruses and worms.
- You are compromising the security of your computer by giving other people access to your personal information.
The best thing you can do to prevent these types of problems is install the best security money can buy.