Windows Tutorial 5 Protecting Your Computer

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Windows Tutorial 5Protecting Your Computer
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Objectives

• Set up Windows Firewall and Windows Update
• Protect your computer from viruses and other
  malicious software
• Use Windows Defender to protect against spyware
• Manage Windows Mail security

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Objectives

• Manage Microsoft Internet Explorer security
• Set up user accounts
• Control access to your computer
• Secure and share folders

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Using the Windows Vista Security Center

• Improved features in Windows Vista keep your
  computer safe from threats such as viruses,
  worms, hackers, crackers, and spyware
• Security Center
• Windows Defender
• User Account Control
• Back Up and Restore

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Using the Windows Vista Security Center
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Adding a Program to the Windows Firewall
Exception List

• Click the Start button, click Control Panel,
  click Security, and then click Windows Firewall
• In the left pane, click Allow a program through
  Windows Firewall, then click the Continue button,
  if necessary
• In the Program or port list, click to select a
  program check box. If a program does not appear
  in this list, click the Add program button, click
  a program in the Add a Program dialog box, or
  click the Browse button to locate and select a
  program
• Click the OK button

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Setting Up Windows Update

• An update is a change to software that can
  prevent or repair problems, enhance the security
  of the computer, or improve the computers
  performance
• In the left pane of the Windows Security Center
  window, click Windows Update

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Setting Up Windows Update
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Protecting Your Computer from Malware

• In the Windows Security Center window, examine
  the settings in the Malware protection section

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Defending Against Spyware

• Spyware is software that can install itself or
  run on your computer without your consent or
  control
• Adware
• Pop-up ads
• To perform a scan with Windows Defender
• Click the Start button, click Control Panel,
  click Security, and then click Windows Defender
• Click the Scan button arrow on the toolbar, and
  then click Quick Scan

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Defending Against Spyware
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Scheduling a Spyware Scan

• In the Windows Defender window, click the Tools
  button on the toolbar to open the Tools and
  Settings page, and then click Options

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Defending Against E-mail Viruses with Windows Mail

• An annoying and potentially dangerous type of
  privacy invasion is spam, or junk e-mail
• Start Windows Mail
• Click Tools on the menu bar, and then click
  Options
• Click the Security tab

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Defending Against E-mail Viruses with Windows Mail
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Adding a Sender to the Blocked Senders or Safe
Senders List

• To block a sender in Windows Mail, right-click a
  message whose sender you want to add to the
  Blocked Senders list, point to Junk E-mail, and
  then click Add Sender to Blocked Senders List on
  the shortcut menu
• To always allow a sender, right-click a message
  whose sender you want to add to the Safe Senders
  list, point to Junk E-mail, and then click Add
  Sender to Safe Senders List on the shortcut menu
• Click the OK button

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Managing Microsoft Internet Explorer Security

• Internet Explorer offers the following security
  and privacy features
• Phishing filter
• Protected mode
• Digital signatures
• Pop-up Blocker
• Add-on Manager
• Privacy settings and alerts
• Secure connections

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Managing Microsoft Internet Explorer Security

• Click the Tools button on the toolbar, point to
  Phishing Filter, and then click Check This Website

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Blocking Pop-up Ads

• Click Tools on the Internet Explorer toolbar,
  point to Pop-up Blocker, and then click Pop-up
  Blocker Settings
• Click the current Filter level setting, and then
  click a setting ranging from High to Low
• Click the Close button

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Managing Add-on Programs

• A browser add-on is a program offered by any
  software vendor that provides enhancements such
  as a toolbar or improved search feature

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Selecting Privacy Settings

• Click Tools on the Internet Explorer toolbar, and
  then click Internet Options
• Click the Privacy tab in the Internet Options
  dialog box
• Drag the slider to select a privacy setting
  ranging from Block All Cookies to Accept All
  Cookies
• Click the OK button

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Selecting Privacy Settings
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Internet Explorer Advanced Settings

• You can manage advanced Internet Explorer
  settings to enhance the security of your computer
• Enable third-party browser extensions
• Do not save encrypted pages to disk
• Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when
  browser is closed
• Warn if changing between secure and not secure
  mode

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Setting Up User Accounts

• Open the Control Panel in Category view, click
  User Accounts and Family Safety, and then click
  User Accounts
• Click Manage another account
• Click Create a new account
• Type the new account name, click the Standard
  user option button or the Administrator option
  button, and then click the Create Account button

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Setting Up User Accounts

• Click Create a Password
• Click in the New password text box, and then type
  your password
• Click in the Confirm new password text box, and
  then type your password again
• Click in the Type a password hint text box, and
  then type a hint to help you remember your
  password
• Click the Create password button

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Setting Up User Accounts
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Controlling Access to Your Computer

• One way to manage access to your computer is to
  take advantage of User Account Control (UAC)
• The UAC feature is turned on by default, and
  should not be turned off
• Another way to protect your privacy and reduce
  power consumption is to let your computer go to
  sleep after a specified amount of idle time

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Securing and Sharing Folders

• If more than one person uses your computer, you
  can share files and folders with them in two
  ways
• Explicitly allowing another user to share a
  folder
• Storing files in the Public folder
• When you explicitly share files, you set sharing
  permissions that determine who can change your
  files and what kinds of changes they can make

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Assigning Permissions to Folders

• To specify which users can access a folder you
  want to share, click the folder in a folder
  window, click Share on the toolbar, and then
  enter the account name of another user on the
  computer

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Assigning Permissions to Folders