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Cautious Student - Introduction

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First off, hello, I just happened to stumble upon this site and was quite surprised at the level and quality of expertise lent by kind individuals looking out for those less informed; with a smile no less.

I have a brand new rig that I just put together and I wouldn't say I'm thee most tech savvy, nor the most informed when it comes to defense of my system. I did have my old CPU last for the past 3 years without a hitch and came to the decision to upgrade just recently. I also realize "without a hitch" is probably laughable; as much so as a person with clogged arteries and cancer, not dying instantly like a gunshot.

I'm here to learn and this looks like an excellent place to build knowledge. I would ultimately like to slowly, post by post, day by day, gain a better understanding as previously mentioned, on how to keep my investment, running at optimal condition.

To start I have a few questions. I have read up on the stickies and I have a few things I'd like to get going.

1. The initial post by dvk01 gave a lot of insight as to promoting safe browsing in IE. Would there happen to be any posts, or stickies with equal explanation for Firefox? Is IE safer than Firefox? Are any browsers safer than others?

2. Being that this is a new rig, I do think that hrmm, how to word.. my computer is at a "greater" risk of being infected as I become more aware of ways to acquire things I economically should not be able to. I oft see references from those infected referring to HJT. Would that be a good place to start? A post with my log of it? I do scan with Kaspersky and Adaware at least twice a day since I put this thing online. I do have all my windows updates up to date.

I would like to become experienced enough so that I can have peace of mind in knowing that for the most part my machine will enjoy a healthy existence.

Greetings and salutations. I hope to learn a lot.
 
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