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Improve the safety of your browsing and e-mail activities
Published May 6th, 2006 in All Categories, E-Mail, Reference, Security
Malicious hackers and virus writers can infect your computer by taking advantage of low security 
settings in your e-mail and Web browsing software. They can do this by sending you a malicious e-mail message or by enticing you to visit a malicious Web site.
You can help limit your chances of being attacked by increasing your security settings. See below for the four steps you can do right now to help increase your security.
4 steps to help increase your security
To help increase your security right now, you can:
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Set Internet Explorer security level to High
Add Web sites you consider safe to Trusted sites
Use plain text to read the e-mail messages you receive
Block pop-up windows in your browser
