| If you've finally made the upgrade from dial-up to | | | | to get caught unprepared. There are both |
| satellite broadband, you already know what a true | | | | commercial and free antivirus programs available. |
| pleasure it is to have access to high speed, no | | | | Many programs are available to be downloaded |
| frills internet. You're downloading music, videos and | | | | online. Some allow you to use the program for a |
| files faster than ever before. You're watching live | | | | limited trial period, after which you'll have to pay |
| streaming videos and participating in any number | | | | for a license. Otherwise you can simply venture |
| of all the hottest and newest web 2.0 | | | | over to your local computer store and buy |
| communities. You twitter. You pay your bills online. | | | | antivirus software there. What these programs |
| You buy all your Christmas and birthday gifts | | | | do is protect or insulate your computer from |
| online. You may even do your grocery shopping | | | | malware, worms, bots, viruses and the like from |
| online. You chat with your grandparents via | | | | getting into your computer and damaging data, |
| Skype; you videoconference with friends in | | | | stealing information, and generally messing up how |
| France. You have a Second Life. | | | | your computer works. You have to be sure to |
| Satellite internet affords you many services that | | | | keep your software updated constantly, but |
| you never would have had the opportunity of | | | | usually you don't have to worry about this as any |
| enjoying had you stuck with dial-up. The speeds | | | | antivirus program you get will update |
| and the possibilities may even have you taken | | | | automatically. |
| aback, at least at first. However, all that speed | | | | Besides that, you should be well aware of some |
| means that you need to take precautions. | | | | internet terms to make sure you are practicing |
| Internet security is something everyone has to | | | | safe downloads. You should be alerted when you |
| be aware of, whether you've got broadband DSL, | | | | are making a secure connection, which basically |
| cable or satellite internet. | | | | means that you are protected from hackers and |
| More speed means you can do more things. | | | | malware and the like. Only use pages with secure |
| However, your ability to do more also means you | | | | connections to perform any transactions involving |
| have to be more careful. When you start | | | | your personal information. |
| downloading files, there's a danger of downloading | | | | Last, but not least is a little bit of common sense. |
| a virus or malware. You have to download safely | | | | When surfing the web using satellite broadband or |
| and learn to recognize that not all files are created | | | | any internet setup, be careful where you go. If a |
| equal, and that some carry nasty bots that could | | | | site seems odd or suspicious, get out, and try to |
| devastate your computer. | | | | use some common sense to judge whether or |
| When you have satellite broadband, before you | | | | not a page deserves your trust or not: if you've |
| start getting click happy, do get yourself some | | | | never heard of it before, then there's a higher |
| antivirus software. This stuff is vital. Viruses | | | | chance that there's something fishy going on |
| abound on the internet and you really don't want | | | | there! |