Is your PC safe enough to do your taxes?

It's crunch time for those that plan on doing their own taxes and many will prepare their annual "blood-letting" to the IRS with tax software on their personal computer.

Over 22 million of you self-prepared and electronically filed your taxes last year and this year even more are expected to do the same.

But is your computer harboring any hidden agents that are just waiting for you to start entering your sensitive personal information? What should you do before you start preparing your taxes on your PC?

DON'T TAKE CHANCES! This week's topic is one that EVERYONE should pay attention to or risk being one of the 10 million victims of Identity Theft each year.

Join us every Saturday from 12:00–2:00PM on FM News/Talk 92.3 as we discuss your computer questions at: 602.277.5827 or e-mail your questions during (or before) the broadcast using the ask a question page.

Original Air Date: Mar 1, 2008

• First steps to determine if your PC is ready
• What do I do if I have excess processes running?
• Free online Virus scanner
• Free online Spyware scanner
• Free content control software that blocks malicious sites
• Make sure Windows is up-to-date
• Make sure your Wireless network is secure
• Our CNN.com video segment on e-tax safety

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