1- Do not use Internet Explorer

To a great many Windows users, this suggestion will seem to make no sense. "How do I access the Internet, then?"

Without going into a lot of detail, Internet Explorer (IE) is a web browser, usually just referred to as a "browser". It's a browser - meaning, it's one of them, there are others. IE, which has been a part of Windows for some years now, is a browser which has a large history of security problems, which are lessened by keeping Windows up to daye (see suggestion 2), but not completely eliminated.

A lot of spyware installs itself, without knowledge or authorization by the user, through Internet Explorer. Merely using it to browse the Internet tends to make a PC become infested with spyware in a short time.

IE has only two valid uses: downloading another browser, and updating Windows (once again, see suggestion 2).

Which other browser should you use? Personally, I recommend Mozilla Firefox, but Opera is also an excellent, secure and easy to use browser.

Warning:

Some programs add features to Internet Explorer, but continue to use it internally, and, therefore, keep all of its security problems. A few examples of those are Avant Browser and Netcaptor. For security reasons, it's much better to use browsers completely independent from IE, such as Firefox or Opera.

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