Introduction
The First Aid Kit is a group of Web sites designed to help you address vulnerabilities that your home computer may have. Within these Web sites you will find information about email spam, Windows updates, computer viruses and spyware. Learn more about each topic and how to keep your computer safe.
First Aid Kit Web Sites:
- Anti-Virus -
Safeguard your data and your computer by protecting them
from viruses and other computer threats. Visit
the Anti-virus web site to learn more about viruses and
to download free anti-virus software.
- Anti-Spyware - Your computer may be sending information about
you over the web without your knowledge through hidden
programs known as spyware. Visit the Anti-Spyware site to
learn more about these programs and how to remove them.
- Anti-Spam
(Faculty & Staff only) - Information Technology Services
(ITS) provides an effective spam filtering service
for your campus e-mail. Visit the Quarantine Manager
Training site to learn more. This anti-spam service is
only available to the Cal State L.A.
community through subscription.
- Windows
XP Service Pack 2 - Service packs are cumulative
Windows updates that are distributed by Microsoft. The
latest service pack for Windows XP is Service Pack 2 (SP2),
which features several new security enhancements. Visit
the Windows XP Service Pack 2 site to learn about SP2's
features,installation requirements, and how to get the
service pack.
- Clearing
Your Browser Cache - As you visit different Web sites, Web browsers are
designed to automatically save a copy of the site in what is commonly
known as "cache". Cache allows a Web page to
load faster on subsequent visits, however, this sometimes
prevents immediate changes to a site from appearing.
Clearing cache will free up disk space and ensure that
the site you are viewing is up to date.
- Turning
Off Pop-Up Blockers - Pop-up blockers prevent browser
windows from opening automatically. They can be useful
to prevent the spontaneous appearance of annoying and inconvenient
ads. However, certain Web sites that use pop-up functionality will
not function properly if a pop-up blocker is enabled.
- Are You Secure? - Information security is everyone's responsibility. Learn how to secure personal information and sensitive data.