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Using Norton Confidential To Keep Your Computer Healthy
Norton Confidential Introduction
Norton Confidential is an application that can be used to protect your online privacy, prevent the theft of your personal data and identity, and keep your computer healthy when browsing online and using the Internet. The application offers anti phishing features as well as the capability of storing usernames and passwords for the sites you regularly access. While it is possible to store these anywhere on your computer, using Norton Confidential ensures that they are encrypted for storage and will therefore remain safe. It also offers protection against logging onto unsafe websites.
Keeping Your Computer Healthy And Your Privacy Private
One of the greatest threats to the performance of your computer is picking up spyware and viruses when you are online or when using email and other web based applications. Norton Confidential can not only help to ensure that you do not pick up any of these web based threats but it also encourages healthy and safe computer and Internet use. This, in turn, prevents the theft of your personal information, website logon details, and even your entire identity. Digital theft can be a serious problem for Internet users but is less so when you use a powerful applications like Norton Confidential. These are some of the features you should take advantage of to protect your privacy and the health of your computer.
Website Authentication And Phishing Email Protection
Website authentication and verification can help to prevent you from visiting unauthorized sites via phishing emails. A phishing email (named because it is used like bait when fishing) will appear to be from a genuine site and contain a genuine link to that site. In reality, though, the email is fraudulent and the link is much more likely to direct you to a site that is intent on stealing personal information from you. The anti phishing features offered by Norton Confidential ensure that you only need to visit genuine sites through genuine links.
Preventing The Theft Of Website Log On Details
Password stealers and key loggers are a major source of information for digital identity thieves. By essentially watching over your shoulder as you log into important websites the software is able to store your account user name and password. This information is then passed back to the author or another unauthorized third party in order that they can use this information. It is not uncommon for digital thieves to use this technique in order to steal bank information and other highly personal details. The software itself can also cause a drain in system resources and slow down your entire system, especially Internet browsing.
A Safer Way To Store Your Personal Information
Using a browser's password storage facility is not as safe as you might think. The information you store using this technique is typically accessible within the system files of your PC. Some hackers are able to use a backdoor Trojan or other application in order to gain access to this information and then, once again, access your online accounts. Norton Confidential stores passwords but encrypts them first using extremely powerful encryption methods that prevent hackers from being able to access websites and online accounts using your details. This is another powerful way to prevent your information being stolen.
Using Norton Confidential To Protect Yourself And Your Computer
Online shopping, banking, and even browsing can mean the use of personally identifiable information. Credit card and bank account details are often entered at secure online sites and while the sites themselves are typically very secure hackers can use keyloggers and screen capture devices to store and later retrieve this information, eventually stealing your personal information. Norton Confidential can, when used properly, prevent this from happening.
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