2. • Understand what a Computer Virus is
• Know how to protect your computer from a virus
• Understand Social Networking and how to stay safe
online
3. a piece of code which is capable of copying itself and
typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the
system or destroying data.
4. • Antivirus Software - Antivirus or anti-virus software is software used to
prevent, detect and remove malware, such as: computer viruses, hijackers,
backdoors, rootkits, trojan horses, worms, adware and spyware.
• Firewall - protect (a network or system) from unauthorized access with a firewall.
• Browser Privacy Settings - Privacy settings are controls available on
many social networking and other websites that allow users to limit who can access
your profile and what information visitors can see.
• Pop-up Blocker - Pop-up ads or pop-ups are often forms of online advertising
on the World Wide Web intended to attract web traffic or capture email addresses.
Pop-ups are generally new web browser windows to display advertisements.
• User account control - is a technology and security infrastructure
introduced with Microsoft's Windows Vista. To summarise, a user account may have
administrator privileges assigned to it, but applications that the user runs do not inherit
those privileges unless they are approved beforehand or the user explicitly authorizes
it.
5. Ask Jeeves states;
‘Virus protection is important because it prevents loss of
data and intrusion of spyware into your computer. Having a
virus in your computer will usually slow down your
computer, and may make you lose control of your
computer. Viruses today have also been used by hackers
to get personal information from your computer such as
your credit card information’.
6. • Install an antivirus program
• Don’t open e-mails from unfamiliar senders
• Use a pop-up blocker
• Keep Windows updated
• Use a firewall
• Use your browser’s privacy settings
• Turn on User account control
• Clear your Internet cache and your browsing history
Click on the Windows icon for more information
7. • Think about the information, do you want it kept private or
made public?
• Photos
• Can’t take it back!
• Watch the Social Media Experiment below
8. produced by or involving two or more parties working
together.
"collaborative research
Blogs - a personal website or web page on which
an individual records opinions, links to other sites,
etc. on a regular basis or add new material to or
regularly update a blog.
Click on the icon for link to
the Apprenticeship Blog
9. Forums - An Internet forum, or message board,
is an online discussion site where people can hold
conversations in the form of posted messages.
They differ from chat rooms in that messages are
often longer than one line of text, and are at least
temporarily archived. Also, depending on the
access level of a user or the forum set-up, a
posted message might need to be approved by a
moderator before it becomes visible.
Click on the icon for links
to the Apprenticeship Forum
10. Pro’s
Talk to anyone around the world at any time not
just 9-5
Lots of varied opinions
Cons
Some sites not moderated so maybe just an
opinion not fact
Opinions from limited audience, only people who
use IT?
11. We should now
Understand what a Computer Virus is
Know how to protect your computer from
a virus
Understand Social Networking and how to
stay safe online
