Use E-mail Filters
Many viruses are passed via e-mail. To cut down on the amount of unwanted and unknown e-mail that fills your inbox, use e-mail filters. Our spam filtering system (more below) will help a lot, but filtering mail you know you want into a special inbox will further assist keeping you safe.

Barracuda
FMCTC Internet customers have a weapon against unwanted email messages. Barracuda, FMCTC’s spam filtering system, works 24/7 to
screen all incoming email destined to our customers’ email inboxes, and checks it for SPAM email before it even gets to their inbox. Customers are able to view quarantined ‘suspicious’ spam e-mail messages, and modify their settings---allowing more or less mail through to their mailbox.

Use Antivirus Software
Even the most e-mail savvy user can't stop every virus from entering their computer. Anti-virus software, when it is kept up-to-date, can stop most viruses from causing damage to your computer and other computers. Most anti-virus software can be downloaded from the Internet. Anti-virus software scans your computer and your incoming email for viruses, and then deletes the viruses. Many new viruses are discovered everyday. To make sure your software offers the highest level of protection, YOU MUST UPDATE YOUR ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE REGULARLY. Most commercial anti-virus software includes a feature which allows you to download updates automatically when you are on the Internet.

Use a Firewall
FMCTC Internet customers have a built-in firewall in the modem that is supplied by FMCTC. A firewall helps to keep hackers and criminals out of your computer. A firewall will not stop malicious software from being installed on your computer, but it may make the bad guy move along to an easier target.