Are Your Kids Safe on the Internet?

Over 72% of all Home Computers are Vulnerable to one or more of the following:

Viruses and Spyware – Can impact your PC’s performance and in the worse cases, steal your passwords, credit cards and personal information.

Spammers, Phishers, Pharmers and Scammers – Can make misleading or deceptive claims and con you or your kids into giving out personal or banking information which can result in major $$$ loses.

Hackers, Zombies and Bots – Can gain unauthorized access to you or your kid’s computer and steal personal or banking information or use your computer to send Spam or attack other computers.

Porn – Pornography is the Internet’s #1 business – more profitable than Google, Yahoo and EBay combined. Statistics show that teens are first exposed to internet pornography around age 14; though some say it may be younger. There are many free porn websites that are frequently the source of Spyware and rouge dialers which can make expensive international long distance calls without your knowledge.

Predators – One in three children are sexually solicited online each year. Social networks, chat rooms and IM are frequently the starting point of these dangerous relationships. Myspace, Xanga, Facebook, Flickr, del.icio.us and many others now provide easy access to useful information about potential “targets”.

Identity Theft – Occurs when someone uses your personal information without your permission to commit fraud or other crimes. The Internet is often utilized to collect your personal information using many of the tools of the trade listed above. Your privacy is at risk as well.

Call your local Computer Troubleshooter today to see if your computers (and your kids) are safe on the Internet.