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The internet is used by millions of people every day, but most people don't realize that it is not always safe. A hacker can break into your computer by connecting to it. Hackers can view all of your personal information once they are logged into your computer. They can access anything that is on your computer. It is important to have protection on your computer so that hackers and crackers can't get into it. A firewall is what is used on your computer to keep it protected. Viruses are also something that you need to look out for that can damage your computer. Most viruses come in e-mail attachments. Norton Anti Virusss or McAfee VirusScan are softwares that protect you against computer viruses. Shopping online isn't always safe either, you should always make sure that you are using a secure site. Malicious websites are websites that are run by hackers that try to get your personal information. You should never give out too much personal information to a website. SmartScreen filters filter out all of the websites that are bad to keep you from going on a malicious website. You can customize the command bar and change or add to your browsers home page. First you would click on the home button in the command bar and in the drop down menu you would click add or change Home Page. To save an image on a website you would left click on an image. Then you would choose an option in the drop down box.