Keeping your laptop safe from online threats requires some preventative and active controls. Follow these general tips to keep your laptop and the valuable data safe and secure.

1. Install Anti-virus Software

Anti-virus software is designed to identify, neutralize and eradicate viruses that can harm your laptop, destroy your data, or exploit vulnerabilities that give spammers and fraudsters access to your accounts and personal data. Choose a good quality, anti-virus program such (Norton Security, Karspersky Security, or Webroot Security. Be careful when you download a program and make sure it is from a reputable site that you trust or go to the manufacturer’s website. To be effective, update the anti-virus software regularly to get the latest virus definitions (best practice is to set it up for automatic updates-this way you will not forget and always will be protected). Most commercial anti-virus programs have the automatic update feature and we recommend that you use it. For your convenience, schedule scans to run when you are not using the laptop, because the resources it takes to run a scan can slow you down your system.

2. Step: Turn on the Firewall

A firewall protects your notebook from Internet traffic entering in or information leaking out. You can use two firewalls (Hardware) and stack them up to increase the security level. Also the level of traffic allowed should be set to “recommended” or HIGH if you so please. There are software firewalls that can be also used such ZoneAlarm and Webroot Firewall, but while anti-virus software scans emails and files, a firewall acts as a guard dog, keeping your system safe from unauthorized entry. It also blocks communications to and from your laptop. To ensure the highest protection, it’s best to use both a firewall and anti-virus/spyware software.

3. Install Anti-spyware Software

Spyware and adware can cause a variety of things like annoying pop-ups and browser crashes, the installation of unexpected toolbars or icons, redirects to inappropriate sites, keys that don’t function, random error messages, browser freezing and sluggish performance. These types of malware are installed on your computer without your consent, and can monitor and in some cases control your laptop. To lower the risk of infection, use anti-spyware and adware software such Norton Security, Karspersky Security or Webroot Security Essentials. We recommend using at least two different programs for broader security and coverage.

Tips for safer surfing the WWW:

• Use a firewall, anti-virus and anti-spyware software and keep it up-to-date
• Keep your operating system, browser and other software up-to-date and patched
• Don’t open email attachments or click on an email link from unknown senders (“Use Common Sense”)
• Scan all email attachments and downloads with anti-virus software
• Don’t download and install programs of unknown origin or innapropriate sites
• Disable Java, JavaScript, and ActiveX if possible
• Scan and Backup critical data often to CD/DVD or External Hard Drive (USB-SATA)
• Perform regular maintenance on your computer like disk cleanup, defragmentation, and system scans
• Create a boot disk in case your computer is damaged or compromised
• Protect your PC-Host file with security essential software or by editing policies correctly.

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Have you ever tried of getting your Alienware laptops serviced? If not, did it ever occur to you that the time would eventually come for your beloved machines to get its well deserved pampering if not a complete laptop repair? If your situation is the latter, I am pretty sure you are up for a big surprise. For those who are new to this, I bet you are itching to relate.

I wish the surprise I mentioned earlier was a positive one. I really do. Especially given the fact that Alienware laptops are supposed to be aiming for the upper end of the laptop market, nobody would expect to get such horrendous service for such expensive machines. I could write about the nightmares I have gone through their technical support for days on end. Believe me you do not? Then please feel free to Google other customer experiences yourself.

Alienware Service – Freelance Laptop Technicians

Then we got the so-called freelance technicians on eBay. I know. Even I have not imagined that a Alienware Laptop Repair Service could be sold on eBay. Regardless of what you or I think, freelance laptop technicians do exist on the popular site. Many of them might even offer a tempting and affordable package for a laptop overhaul. The catch? Technical skills aside, such freelancers just do not have the resources (human or hardware) to be able to give you a good turn around time. So please feel free to try some of them Alienware service providers on eBay IF you are in no hurry to get your rig back in top shape.

After having had excruciating experiences on getting my Alienware workhorse serviced from the manufacturer and eBay technicians, I almost gave up. Luckily, I decided to try to get this baby fix one last time so I tried searching again for someone that might be able to do a better job. Then I found out that there are indeed some third-party companies that specialize in providing Alienware service.

Solution for Alienware Service

I wish I could say I have tried and tested all of them, luckily I can not since the guys at http://service.ztronics.com/ have done a hell of a good job bringing my rig back to its prime. These guys from Santa Ana, California sure did know their thing. The best part? I did not just have my alienware laptop overhauled inside out, I am also better off with the knowledge that I can still use my Alienware for years to come. And if I will ever need to get a more powerful machine, I need not throw this since I do have a number of upgrade options to make it run at par with any other notebook on the market. So now, all smiles I sure am.