With all the threats that are on the Internet, it's foolish to venture out without protection. Running low on cash? Not a problem because you can put together a solid security suite with free security software!

Many users believe that they must

modify Windows Firewall

in order to

use torrent clients

like uTorrent. In actual fact, this is rarely the case and uTorrent will generally be allowed through the firewall. If it is not, we'll show you

how to allow access to uTorrent

.

If you're one of the millions of Internet users out there who

use torrents to transfer files

then you'll notice that your

transfer speeds

can sometimes be a little erratic. Fortunately, there are several things that you can do to

speed up torrent transfers

. We'll show you a number of things you can do

using the uTorrent client

in this series.

In

online sex searching

, an ounce of prevention truly is worth a pound of cure. Kate takes a look at ways you can stay safe when searching for sex and porn online. Sure, there's a world of adult content out there for the taking but free doesn't always mean free of hassles.

Windows 7 Firewall

is designed to keep you and your computer safe online. It blocks incoming requests and asks for your authorization. The

firewall in Windows 7

is much improved over previous versions and goes a long way to keeping you and your computer safe from intruders.

When you venture out into the Internet it's important that you keep yourself safe. In addition to

anti-virus and anti-spyware software

, you want a good

firewall to block threats that might target you. This we'll look at

five free firewall programs

that can help keep your PC protected.

Unknown to many users your BlackBerry has a

firewall

that you can enable. This can be used to

block unwanted SMS or MMS messages, PIN messages

, and more. At the same time you can elect to allow messages from your contacts. With the

BlackBerry firewall

, you can

stop spam SMS messages

from being delivered to your device.

Windows Firewall protects you from threats that try to sneak into your computer without any action from you. Antivirus and antispyware software help to protect against threats that you may have unwittingly taken some part in getting by opening an infected email or visiting a bad Web page. In this tutorial we'll show you how Windows Firewall works and how to configure it.

Windows Vista includes a software firewall that is much improved over that of Windows XP. It allows you to easily manage which programs are allowed to connect to the internet and can also block incoming requests. Windows Firewall acts as a first line of defence so don't turn it off!

Andy and Sean answer email about PVRs, NAT firewalls, and the annoying pop-up sound on the show titles.

Andy and Sean show you how to tighten security on Windows XP and Vista PCs.

Spyware and malware are the scourge of the Windows world. Windows 7 represents a rethinking of the way PC security needs to work. User Account Control or UAC has been updated to be less annoying but no less effective. Backup and restore features are easier to use, folders or entire drives can be encrypted with BitLocker to keep data safe should your computer fall into the wrong hands. Also, an updated firewall and spyware blocker keep you and your computer safe online.