As the holiday season approaches many people have resorted to doing their holiday shopping online. Forget the lines at stores, forget the crowded parking lots, forget all the traffic and chaos that ensues. Do your shopping online this holiday season and save your money and sanity. Online shopping is easier than ever. It is also more secure than ever. However before you do any online shopping it is a good idea to make sure your PC is infection free.
There are multiple infections on the Internet that will look to steal your credit card information, personal information, passwords etc. These programs come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Some will mask themselves as legitimate Anti-virus programs that require payment to remove supposed infections. Others can be more stealthy and steal your information without you even realizing anything is wrong with the PC. Some may try to get personal information from you for a contest.
Is it safe to do your shopping online even with all of these potential infections out there? Yes it is. Online shopping has grown more secure as more and more companies have offered it over the last few years. Just about every company has an online website for shopping. The sites themselves are very secure and use the latest encryption technology available to keep your data safe.
With this being said, there are few steps you can take to ensure your online shopping experience goes smooth. First off is to make sure your PC is clean and infection free. Run your scans with your Security Software (Anti-virus and Anti-spyware protection) to make sure your PC is clean. Even if your PC is not showing any signs of infection, it will not hurt it to run the scans and give you assurances before you begin your online shopping extravaganza. If you regularly run your scans or have them automated you should be fine and need not run any scans. Again it will not harm your PC to run the scans so don't be afraid.
Some of the suspicious signs that your PC might be infected can found in a post from last week's blog.
http://zolexpc.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-are-some-of-sign-that-my-pc-might.html
If you suspect your PC is infected then get the infection taken care of before you begin doing any online shopping. It doesn't take long for an infection to grab your information but as long as you are clean to begin with you should have no problems or issues shopping online. You can usually get just as good deals online as you can from the store. Take advantage of this convenience today but make sure your PC is clean and ready for a safe holiday shopping season.
Thanks for reading and a Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Steve
www.zolexpc.com
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