Examination Question:

Protection

What do you need to install on your computer besides an anti-virus program to protect your privacy and data?

Select the best answer below 1.  A personal firewall program or firewall applicance 2.  Anti-spyware programs 3.  Both item 1 and 2 above 4.  Nothing, I just need to be careful

Answers:

1.  A personal firewall program or firewall applicance

Try Again - This is a really good start. You do need a firewall. If you have a firewall make sure that you can control what leaves your computer. Spyware and malicious programs may be trying to send your data to someone else. If you don't restrict outbound traffic, they will succeed.

2.  Anti-spyware programs

Try Again - This is a really good start too. You do need to have anti-spyware software. A good free program is Spybot S&D or Ad-Aware. If you want to shell out a few bucks, you should look at Pest Patrol. Pest Patrol detects spyware, hacker tools, trojans, and more.

3.  Both item 1 and 2 above

Best Answer - You need both a firewall and an anti-spyware program to eliminate most efforts to steal your data.

4.  Nothing, I just need to be careful

Try Again - You may be living in a dream world.

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