Secure+Win+7


 * Secure Win 7 **

ActionCentre, the home base for your PC's security, lists all information about security settings. The main role of ActionCentre is to **consistently check on security items** such as your network firewall and maintenance items including backup and restore, to make sure your machine is healthy. The Action Centre in Windows 7 gives you a view of all your PC's security and maintenance features. Action Centre shows up as a little white flag on the right-hand side of the Windows 7 toolbar, or it can be reached by the path :-
 * Action** **Centre**
 * Control Panel, System** and **Security, Action Centre**.

InsideActionCentre, you can make sure your Windows Firewall is on, your antivirus software is up to date and that your PC is set to install updates automatically. When the status of a monitored security item changes, such as your antivirus becoming out of date,ActionCentre notifies you with a message in the taskbar. Then when you open Action Centre, the status of the item in question changes colour to indicate the severity of the problem, and an action is requested.

Windows Defender, antispyware software that is included with Windows 7, runs automatically when it is turned on.
 * Windows Defender**

Spyware is any unwanted or potentially harmful software that can be installed on your computer without your knowledge any time you connect to the Internet. It can also infect your computer when you install programs using a CD or DVD. Windows Defender staves off spyware in two ways:

To open Windows Defender, click the Start button located in the far left of the task bar. In the search box, type Defender, and then, in the list of results, click Windows Defender.
 * Real-time protection. Windows Defender alerts you when spyware attempts to install itself or to run on your computer. It also alerts you when programs attempt to change important Windows settings.
 * Scanning options. You can use Windows Defender to scan for spyware that might be installed on your computer, to schedule scans on a regular basis, and to automatically remove anything that is detected during a scan.