Using the Internet Safely For Seniors

SpyNet by clicking the Change Settingslink in the History dialog box

and clicking the I Don’t Want to Join Microsoft Spynet At This Time

radio button.

Set Up Windows Defender to Run Automatically

If you prefer to have Windows Defender run on its own so you never

miss a scan (which is a good idea, by the way), you can set it up to do so.

1. Choose Start➪All Programs➪Windows Defender.

2.In the resulting Windows Defender window, choose Tools➪

Options.

3.In the Options dialog box that appears (see Figure 15-10),

select the Automatically Scan My Computercheck box (if

it isn’t already selected) and then choose the Frequency,

Appoximate Timeof day, and Typeof scan from the drop-

down lists.

Figure 15-10

Select this option for automatic scans

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