| 1 Install an anti-virus (eg AVG Free) and ensure it is on a cycle to auto-update. An out of date anti virus is as good as not having one.
2 Install a spyware protection program (eg SpyBot or Windows Defender) and again ensure they are kept upto date.
3 Setup the kids with accounts that have NO install priviledges - and don't tell them the admin password! That way if the user can't delete or install then neither can any virus that sneaks in.
4 Ensure that your kids understand what they are doing. This is THE most important part! Explain that they shouldn't run *anything* at all. All the software they need is already installed. If they really need to install something then tell them that they only have to ask and you will once you've checked it, and keep this promise. Teach them about the tricks used by the virus writers to socially engineer people into accepting to install dodgy software and so that they can learn for themselves what is right and wrong - this is the best anti-virus you can use! |