Information and guidance on the safe use of your computer and the internet.  For more details please click on the relevant links below.

1.  Your Physical Health

2.  Housekeeping

3.  Telephone Charges and Premium Rates

4.  Virus Protection

5.  Firewalls

6.  Websites to Avoid

7.  Annoying Adverts, popups and Spyware

8.  Unwanted Email and Spam

9.  Email Scams, Spoofs and Phishing

10.  Passwords and Personal Information

11.  Online Banking and Shopping

12.  Communicating with Others Online

13.  The Grapevine

14.  File Sharing and Downloading

15.  Controlling Access for Adults and Children

16.  Internet Laws and Regulations

17.  CareOnLine Support and Training.

18.  Glossary of Useful Terms

CareOnLine's Safe Surfing for Adults Booklet -
Downloadable and Printable version (PDF).

If you would prefer to receive a printed A5 booklet version of this document, please contact us.

Bank Safe Online provides information and guidance for users who use online banking and general services on the internet on how to stay safe online.

The website covers areas such as Antivirus protection, Firewalls and Security updates etc.

Safety hints and tips, advice and solutions for safe browsing on the internet.

Surfing the Internet, reading email, downloading music or other files can infect your computer without you knowing it.  The cause of this may be Spyware.

Spyware is commonly known as malicious software, which unknowingly installs itself on a computer and monitors the use of the computer and infect it.   Usually by slowing it down, causes it to crash, continuous pop up adverts, recording personal information, and worse.

Spyware can be removed with free products like Adware and Spybot.  For more details, please visit the website.

Microsoft's Windows Defender is a free program that helps protect your computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by unwanted software.  For more information and your free download, please visit the website.