The document provides instructions on how to activate and manage firewalls on various Windows operating systems to protect against intruders. It emphasizes the importance of having an anti-virus product and performing regular scans. It also outlines the steps for setting up Windows updates and highlights the importance of keeping them current for security purposes.

1. A Firewall is to stop threats BEFORE they enter
your computer
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Windows Vista / 7 / 8 users activate it inside the
Control Panel (Windows Firewall)
•
If using older Windows (like xp) – download
Microsoft Security Essentials (free) or a free
personal firewall from COMODO.com
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2. Then you need an anti-virus product to kill the
intruders that get thru the firewall. These products
have free versions:
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Microsoft Security Essentials (includes a firewall)
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AVG
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Avast
A FULL anti-virus scan weekly overnight.
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3. Checking firewalls for Windows 7 / Vista, click Start Button in
lower left corner, then Control Panel…
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4. In the Control Panel (Vista / 7), view by Large Icons, find and
click Windows Firewall…

5. If the firewall setting are not on, click on the left to change them
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6. Make sure both Home AND Public firewalls are on,
click OK (Vista / 7)
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7. To recap setting firewalls but for Windows xp…
Again, click Start Button in lower left corner, then
Control Panel…
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8. In your Windows xp Control Panel, select the circled
Windows Firewall…

9. Set your Windows xp
firewall to “on”.
Occasionally there may be
an app install you would
temporally have to turn the
firewall off, then back on.

10. To set Windows Updates (Vista / 7), click Start Button in
lower left corner, then Control Panel…
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11. Set to view to Large Icons and click Windows Update
(Vista / 7)…
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12. Click Change Settings (Vista / 7)…
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13. Choose the 2nd of 4 options then click OK – explanation
follows (Vista / 7).
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14. Why the 2nd option?
The 1st option downloads the updates AND reboots –
you could be in the middle of a 45-minute online
application – not good.
The 4th option opts out of updates – unacceptable as we
need these security updates.
I recommend clicking the 2nd or 3rd option, then installing
as soon as you are not in the middle of something
critical.
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15. Check the System tray in the lower left – the balloon.
When the blue folder appears, click it to do updates.
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16. Quickly illustrating the Windows Update for xp…
Again, click Start Button in lower left corner, then
Control Panel…
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17. In the Control Panel, click Automatic Updates…
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18. Choose the 2nd option, then OK
When you see a blue
folder in the system
tray (lower right on
your desktop), click it
to keep current on
Windows security
updates.
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19. Trivia: Microsoft typically does their updates the 2 nd
Tuesday of the month after 3pm Dallas time.
It’s known as “Patch Tuesday”
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