‘Your laptop is vulnerable to hackers and crooks. There are things you can do to protect yourself and your laptop. Create a virtual shield. Buy or find and use Anti Virus software. I use the excellent AVG Anti Virus program and it is free. Use an Anti-Spy software package. We include Ad-a-Ware on the laptops we sell. Microsoft purchased a spy ware bought a company and repackaged their applications and are now providing it to customers. Add a Firewall program. Microsoft has one and there are a number of other commercial packages. Beware of phonies. Companies and individuals pretend they are sending a message from Ebay, PayPal or others and ask for passwords and other personal information. Never, ever give it out. Sometimes they will install spy ware on your program or that can steal information from your computer. Never open a link unless you feel comfortable it is safe to do so. Make sure that the padlock icon is there and look for a seal from the BBB or Trustee. Don”t ever respond to unsolicited offers for free screen savers as you will wind up with pop-ups and some are very, very difficult to get off your laptop. If you get a message to update your account, instead call the company on the phone to verify it is a legitimate request and not a fraud about to steal your valuable account information.