The Napoleon State Bank

Home Computer Security Websites

Virus Protection:

• www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/ Computer Associates anti-virus web site
• www.f-secure.com/protectyourpc/ F-Secure anti-virus web site
• www.mcafee.com McAfee anti-virus web site
• www.symantec.com Symantec anti-virus web site
• www.trendmicro.com Trend Micro anti-virus web site
• www.pandasoftware.com Panda Software anti-virus web site
• www.grisoft.com FREE anti-virus Software (we like and recommend this package)

Spyware Protection:

• www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/ Microsoft’s new anti-spyware solution
• www.lavasoft.com Lavasoft’s Ad-Aware software
• www.safer-networking.org/en/home Safer Networking Spybot Search and Destroy

The above solutions are all free for home users (the last we checked) and work well together. We recommend using more than one spyware solution.

Credit

1-888-5-Opt-out: To eliminate pre-approved offers of credit.

• www.experian.com Experian
• www.equifax.com Equifax
• www.tuc.com Transunion

Note: You get one free credit report per year. Do NOT pay for your credit report. If you do, you’re on the wrong website!

Identity Theft:

• www.consumer.gov/idtheft To report identity theft
• www.ssa.gov If you suspect fraudulent use of your Social Security number
• www.usps.com/postalinspectors To report suspicions of mail interceptions
• www.ftc.gov If you feel your identity theft case is not being handled correctly

Awareness Training and Education:

• my.infotex.com Portal related to ongoing technical and non-technical information security issues
• www.microsoft.com/athome/security Microsoft’s security site for home users
• www.onguardonline.gov Government site regarding internet fraud issues

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