Security Addendum

Yesterday I wrote about ways you can protect your computer files from obtrusive spying. But I need to confess that I didn't completely follow my own instructions! The direction about how you can Manage Add-ons says, "Click the Show arrow and then click "Add-ons that have been used by Internet Explorer."
Well, because I couldn't find a "Show arrow," I just skipped that instruction, but now I see how important it is! When I was working on my 2nd computer, I realized that the Show Button is on the box between the list of all your add-ons that you're managing, and the explanation of add-ons. Click on the arrow at the right of that button. Wow, it brought up a whole other list of Active X additions that I'm sure I had never given permission to install! I don't mind Adobe or even Microsoft, but who is "Snapfish Activia" or "xML Document"?
And I also found some more AOL files that had never been deleted. Click on START, go to SEARCH and type in AOL. Then you can delete any that you do not want.
Hope this all works for you!