Porn Surfing and File Sharing Computing Nightmares.

I Hate being asked to fix some one's bogged down or non working computer. Mainly because the main culprit ends up being them or a teenager that has unknowingly turned there $1000 dollar or so silicon investment into a paper weight. The two prominent problems that I find when troubleshooting a computer is evidence of Porn Surfing or the installation of free Peer to Peer File Sharing software such as LimeWire for obtaining music.

Heck, I already feel like a dirty blogger for mentioning porn multiple times. At least it will get this entry googled up real nice.

If you want to know what File Sharing software will do to your computer, take a look at this recent news video.

Video: File Sharing Web Sites Could Expose Your Personal Info

So here are few tips to help you out.

1. Don't Surf Porn.
I'm not trying to impress upon you some moral conviction here, just that the spyware and other goodies from these websites cause more harm to your computer than viewing the porn itself.
The best code writers in the world work for the porn industry, so they are always creating nifty little programs for data mining and collecting credit card and other financial information. You will also notice a endless amount of pop up's and home page re-directs usually to more porn sites.

2. Don't install file sharing software.
See video link above.

3. Make sure you computers are in common areas in your home.
This one is in case you have kids around. Although you might of done a good job of making sure your own kids are responsible web surfers. A Innocent computer left alone with one of their Jihadist computer friends even for just a few minutes can wreak havoc.

4. Password Protect your Wireless Router.
If you use a wireless router for your home network, Please take the time to set up the encryption with a user name and password which is usually available with your installation instructions. This will prevent the FBI from raiding your home in the middle of the night because your neighbor was having a kiddie porn downloading Rick James freak fest on your unprotected wireless network.

5. If your a Liberal, disregard this entire blog entry.

Happy Safe Web Surfing!

P. S.
A great resource for anything computing is Kim Komando 's website.

Lots of tips and free information with links to great resources and downloads from America's Digital Goddess.