Beware of Porn.

There is a school of thought that holds that internet is for porn and there might well be some merit to that. Whatever position you take on this important issue, my sincere advice, based on heart burning personal experience, to you is to be extremely cautious in using the substantial power of internet for your pornographic needs.

I am, of course, talking about the all-pervading threat of virus, particularly the spyware. When it strikes, which it might any time, it can bring the whole world crashing down around you. Suddenly all the stories you heard about the destructive powers of viruses on the personal computers, and which you always regarded with detached amusement, will seem painfully real. After that it could be a slow, long and arduous road back to normalcy, if indeed there is a road back to normalcy.

My advice to you, then, is to stay away from porn altogether, if you possibly can. I know, you are home alone on Friday night sitting in front of your computer trying to resist the temptation and feeling that if there is any justice in the world, you deserve to... But, believe me, it is not worth it. Remember, it takes only a second for the disaster to strike.

If in spite of all this you must, then frequent only standard websites; seek expert guidance on which are safe. The class rears it ugly head even in the sordid world of internet pornography. Most importantly - I can not stress this enough - never use the Internet Explorer; Mozilla Firefox is a much safer choice.

If all my protestations fall on deaf ears and you find yourself in the soup, Spyware Doctor, is a good software.