Once apon a time, there was a young lady who became lost while
traveling.
She decided to pull over at a rest stop and get online with her laptop to
find directions. As she booted up her trusty laptop, she remembered her
AntiVirus was about to expire. Well, she thought, I'll just search online
for something that will get me by for now.
The search engine results offered a variety of results, all claiming to
be the best...some even claimed to cure gout!
First she reviewed the freebies. FreeAntiVirus4u.com looked good, but
wait, here's a review about it that says it's actually Spyware! That won't
do.
Ah, here's one that's only $ 12.95 and if I download it right now, Wow,I get
a Ginsu knife set for free with it! They even cut pipe! But alas, she noticed that
it had no online protection and the signatures had to be updated manually.
This one won't do either.
Goldilocks was beginning to wonder if this was worth all the trouble.
After all she thought, I just need a quick look at WolfsMaps.com and I can
be on my way to Grandmas, but just then she remembered the website she had
been recommended to last week. What a cute dog the websites Company
Mascot was! The site stated that a computer could be hacked very easily without
proper protection. The thought of losing all of Grandmas recipes stored on
her hard drive gave her a chill. The site also said, be it free, cheap or
expensive, make sure it works for you! Read the agreement, read the
manual, educate yourself in its use, also check reviews for customer satisfaction.
Sounds like good advice she thought.
Goldilocks now felt purpose in her quest. She would insure her online
safety, and then get directions over the hill and thru the woods.
Wait a minute, That Website with the cute dog! She was sure it would have
what she needed. It just felt....safe, like Grandmas house.
After all, her Internet Security was paramount! She had heard horror
stories about those wolves lurking online to take advantage of
unsuspecting souls. Especially during full moons. (Opps, wrong story)
As the site loaded, she gasped! Ah, this is just right!
After just a few minutes she found an Anti Virus Product that ranked in
the top 4! And it was not even expensive. Happily she downloaded and
installed it. It only took her a few minutes to set it up.
Before she rebooted to finish the install, she bookmarked the site so
she could return later. She wanted information on Anti Spyware Products too.
And there was a article titled "Facts about Firewalls" that looked
interesting.
A few minutes later at Wolfsmaps.com she found where she had made her
wrong turn. The way she was going now led to "Wolfsburg" where the "Lil
Red Riding Hood Memorial" was.
As she pulled back onto the freeway she thought, this would have made a
great story!
Goldilocks was one of the lucky ones. Many have no idea they are not
adequately protected while online. Some suffer incidents of identity theft
which is rising drastically. Insure your Online Safety.
Source: http://www.ArticlePros.com/author.php?Doug Woodall
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