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Choosing a good Antivirus Software
by Eric Ganir
Category : Computer and Internet |
Every computer needs a good antivirus software. There are all sorts of different kinds of virus-type things traveling around in cyber space and require the protection of an anti virus tool. Examples include worms, spiders, spyware, and adware. They have a variety of effects ranging from pure destruction to actually taking sensitive information off of a computer's hard drive. There are thousands of different viruses that your computer can be exposed to and without anti-virus software you are bound to get a virus on your computer at some point. In fact, without anti-virus software, you computer is a major crash just waiting to happen and such crashes can be quite costly in the end.
There has been a new revolution of security (anti virus) software in response to this new demand for online security. The software generally offers both treatment and prevention of computer viral infections. There is usually a scanning feature offered that is able to detect old infestations and to either quarantine them or sometimes it can actually repair the damage.
Viruses can be caught on your computer when you open emails, when you download documents or just by visiting various websites. National Cyber Security Alliance in 2005 online safety study has reported that 81% of computer home users lack basic protection. This study shows that most people still don't know about PC protection and even though some of them know about it, they don't know where to find good software to protect their system.
There are a number of companies that provide software solutions to virus, Trojan, and internet worm attacks. There are several very important things that you need to consider when choosing antivirus software. Here are some of them. As soon as a new threat is found the virus definitions must be updated and automatically by the software. You can configure the software to check for updates every time you go online. The anti virus software can scan incoming and outgoing email automatically. You can configure it once to perform automatic scans of your entire computer on a regular schedule. And upgrades to the software package performed automatically, regularly, and at no cost.
This should be enough basic information to help you on your way to choosing a good antivirus software. My recommendation is to get a better known software package and be willing to spend a bit. It's up to you which software that you want to use.
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