In some further embodiments, the SCS computer system 100 receives a switch signal from the user while accessing the Internet 125 via the network connections 120. Based on this signal, the SCS computer system 100 deactivates the network connections 120. Then the SCS computer system 100 adjusts one or more network settings associated with the network connections 120, such as device name and a media access control address. The SCS computer system 100 reactivates the network connections 120 using the one or more adjusted network settings. By changing the network settings and reconnecting to the network, the SCS computer system 100 prevents tracking from cookies and other tracking applications that are monitoring the SCS computer system 100. These tracking applications are configured for the original network settings, and are not able to track the new network settings. Eventually, new cookies and other tracking applications will be loaded on to SCS computer system 100 through the network connections 120. The user may then again trigger the switch signal to reset the network settings and render these additional tracking applications moot.

FIG. 6 illustrates a flow chart of a process 600 for an enhanced network security protocol using the self-correcting computer system 100 (shown in FIG. 1) in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure. In the exemplary embodiment, process 600 is performed by SCS computer system 100 (shown in FIG. 1), SCS computer device 210 (shown in FIG. 2), and/or user computer device 402 (shown in FIG. 4).