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Virus/Spyware issues

5 Ways to Protect your Computer from Viruses/Spyware:

1. Run a good anti-virus (AVG, Symantec)

(http://www.avg.com) (http://www.symantec.com)

*500 new viruses are found every day

2. Update your anti-virus routinely
3. Do not open any email files if you do not know who they are from
4. You may infect your computer simply by clicking on something that says click here
5. Back up off-site! http://carbonite.com 

Caller:

·        Headphone and Speaker Question (audio splitter)

·        MP3 player louder (amplified headphones)

·        Printer problems (printing problems from the internet)

http://www.firefox.com

·        Backing up email from Outlook (.pst file)

http://carbonite.com

·        iPhone modem (download app. – find net share in apps. In order to use iPhone as modem so you can get on the internet from your laptop)

·        Flash Player for iPhone

·        Google Search issue (http://www.malwarebytes.org)

also (http://www.hijackthis.com)

·        Unable to open links in Outlook Express

·        Red screen issue with XP (http://dialafix.com)

·        No wireless signal

·        Computer does not boot up