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PMJ -Hello from John in Cornwall

pmj...

Well, I dunno about bein gan "expert", but yes _ do have a fair
amount of experience of (& interest in) a lot of things like this.

It's been picked up over the Years, by being aware of the various
possibilities & making sure to find out about what can be done & how
things can be done.

As the expert that you obviously are- are there any general precautions that
can be taken to prevent identity theft whilst using the computer - and also

pmj...

Yes, there are plenty of general precautions that can (& should!)
be taken - but it's actually quite difficult to summarise them all
& give a list!

any general precautions that one can adopt to prevent serious and disruptive
problems - virus's etc... ?

pmj...

Ditto.

Most people have a virus checker running in the background - I personally

pmj...

A Virus Checker needs to be kept up to date.
& Configured & Set up correctly.

use Zone alarms - and a firewall. Are these enough - or are there any extra

pmj...

Well, ZoneAlarm *is* a firewall (& some Versions of it also have
other features)

pmj...

Those are the basic & bare minimum things.

They can't replace plain & simple *care*, diligence & common sense,
which also need to be used & applied.

precautions that can me adopted ?

pmj...

Be aware of the potential risks & be wary of (& be sure never to
Respond to) any PopUp, Advert or eMail from anywhere that is
unsolicited.

If anything is asking you to Enter your UserName & PassWord for
anything, make sure that you know what is going to be done with the
Information you give.

I always read your posts as there are always some tips to be learned from

pmj...

Yep.
:-)

them ... Are you able to give any tips or advice in this area ?

Bram...

I don't think he will find Cornwall a problem at all.

pmj...

Yep!
(see above)

& follow any Posts & Threads that contain Queries & information
about problems that anybody has.
:-)

I know many people's eyes sort of "glaze over", when they see useful
Information being mentioned & they say that it doesn't apply to them
(at that time), so they don't bother to Read it.
:-(

But all that sort of Info thing can be very usefully applied to most
peoples circumstances & situations, in many ways.

Best regards
John in Cornwall