Microsoft Security At Home - Help Prevent Identity Theft, Spyware & Viruses


Four steps to help you protect your computer from viruses, spyware, identity theft, and more.	Internet safety guidelines to help protect against spam, identity theft, e-mail hoaxes, and more.	Advice and tools to help protect your family from inappropriate content and contact, viruses, identity theft, and more.
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Identity Theft

What does a phishing scam look like?
Never respond to an e-mail message from a bank or credit card company that requests your personal information.

Check your password strength

Spyware & Viruses

Don't let your computer become a zombie
When online criminals take control of many computers at once, the resulting "botnets" can wreak havoc on the Internet.

Personal Information Leakage

3 tips to keep your personal information stored in a laptop safe
Even though you may be extremely cautious, your laptop is still liable to be stolen. For this reason, you are advised to consider seriously how to protect your laptop before you go out, to avoid unnecessary loss resulted from your personal and financial information falling into the wrong hands.

VISTA Security Features

Use anti-phishing filter

Use parental controls to help keep kids safe when using the Internet

Get more safeguards from Windows Security Center

Protect Your Computer from spyware and other unwanted software

- Windows Defender
- Microsoft Update
- Internet Explorer 7
- Windows Vista

Protect Yourself from identity theft, fraud, and spam

- Microsoft Phishing Filter
- 2007 Microsoft Office system

Protect Your Family from unwanted content and contact

- Xbox Family Settings
- Windows Vista: Parental Controls

Related Links

Security Portal
Office Update
Virus Encyclopedia: Top Threats

Starting from now until September 20, you can receive an "Information Security and Computer Safety Course" (HK$499) for free upon purchase of Windows Vista at 2C or purchase of any assemble computers with Windows Vista at Capital.*

Course content:
Reasons for information leakage
Techniques for preserving information
Information protection schemes
Techniques for computer security settings
Internet pitfalls
Techniques for safeguarding against computer virus, etc

*Note:
For redemption of the free course, go to (www.fevaworks.com/
vistaprotects) to register upon purchase of specific Windows Vista products

2C - shop addresses

Capital - shop addresses

Terms and Conditions

* Course seats are limited and are served on a first-come-first-serve basis.