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One of the biggest jobs of the internet nowadays is security. Viruses, spyware, junk e-mail, trojan horses, malware, adware and of course hacking is the main problems. The largest part of all cyberspace users are unaware of most of these things and will never know their passwords and credit card fact might become visible for others. Nothing can give you 100% security, but applying a few easy things bequeath improve online security greatly. Here are some things everybody should do:

Install a virus scanner and firewall

An good virus scanner and firewall are an obligation this days. Do not trust the firewall of your ISP, modem and especially not Microsoft's firewall. Virus scanners is never already installed on a modem or something, and so you have to install one yourself. There are infinite virus scanners and firewalls available, but the best ones are McAfee, Norton, AVG and ZoneAlarm. The last 2 have a great advantage over the first two as they are totally free. I recommend using AVG's computer virus scanner and ZoneAlarm's firewall.

Use a proxy

A placeholder server is a server that is meant to blot out someone's IP. Your IP (Internet Protocol) is a act that is unique for every computer and it's static so you cannot change it when you messed up things up. If a hacker finds out your informatics he or she can get all your info whenever you are unlucky. This means that it is identical important to hide this number. A proxy works alike this: normally when you click on a link or a button, the browser sends the info to the web server. With a proxy the info will comprise sent to the proxy server first, and then to the web server. If the web server retrieves your IP, it will retrieve the IP of the placeholder server, not yours. This also works from the cyberspace server to your computer. A counterpart of these placeholders is that the owner of the proxy server can buoy see all data (including passwords and credit card fact for example), so install a proxy of someone you trust.

How to set up a Proxy

It's easy to set up a proxy, but follow the following steps very accurate, because a little fault can buoy resolve into an unsafe proxy, or an error.

Abuse one: finding a good, anonymous proxy

The first affair you need to do is to find a adept proxy. There are free and paid proxies scattered complete the net. Paid proxies are better most by the time (more anonymity), but there are good absolve ones also. Search for the best and most anon. proxy that's out there. To help you a bit, here is a list of free proxies. This broadcast is updated every day. Transparent proxies are unsafe, do not use them. The best proxies are the ones on high anonymity. Choose one that you like.

Step 2: install the proxy

After you found your proxy, compose the IP and the port of the proxy about a piece of paper. The process of installing an proxy varies from browser to browser, so I'll explain the installation process for Internet Explorer only. Afterward you have opened Internet Explorer, go to Internet alternatives and then click on the Connections tab. Select the LAN Settings button if you have a LAN or DSL connection, or if you have a dial-up association, choose your connection and click the Settings button. By there, enable use a proxy server and type the proxy IP and port in the address and embrasure fields. Click OK twice and you're done.

Step 3: monitor the proxy

This step is often forgotten along a lot of people. Proxies, especially free ones, be given to disappear, quit working or become transparent. Course you don't want this to happen, so check your proxy every now and then (I recommend to agree at least every month) to be sure you'll stay anonymous.