Selecting Antivirus
Friday, January 20, 2012 by Admin@blogspot
Why should install anti-virus software?Without anti-virus we become very vulnerable / easy vulnerable to computer viruses, among others:* Infection of email attachments.* Infection "Drive-by" for visiting corrupt websites.* The virus that attacks through the Internet ("worms").* Spyware is triggered by a viral infection.* The virus that spreads using a macro in the application documents.* Depending on the software you use, it can detect some (not all) spyware.
Exposed to the virus can lead to serious consequences, including:* Theft of personal data.* Abuse.* Loss of data.* The computer becomes slow or unusable.
Selecting Antivirus - What do anti-virus softwareAnti-virus software protects a variety of possible attacks:* Men-scans incoming emails containing viruses.* Monitor file being opened or created to ensure that the files are not infected with the virus.* Perform periodic scans on each file in the computer.
What anti-virus software does not doAnti-virus software does not protect you against:* The virus that does not have the characteristic / unique mark / signature.* Programs that you install that may have additional features that are not desired.* Most spyware.* Spam.* Various kinds of abuse or criminal activity.* Hackers who try to break into your computer via the internet.
Anti virus will not be useful if it is turned off for some reason and would not be very effective if its use does not often do updates (updates) to recognize the latest viruses. Signature of the virus as a complete map of crime with criminal traits. Each time a new virus appears, will do the analysis and create a new bookmark to appear again when anti-virus can do block.How to choose an anti-virus?Good for personal use or for the office there are many options
Personal / Standalone or Package?Some companies selling standalone antivirus program developers can use to protect against viruses. For other protection features such as packet firewall, spam filtering, anti-spyware and others.
In selecting an anti-virus there are few criteria to consider:* Price.* Review on the website that has a good reputation.* Easy to set and the least used.* The level of quality technical support, including support website.* Its frequency and lkemudahan updates.
Free anti-virus software* Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus.* AntiVir.* ALWIL Avast.* ClamWin.
Suggestions for prevention:* Do not open file attachments from unknown senders.* Use the macro protection in Microsoft Office, eg Word and Excel.* Do not forget to update regularly.* Use only one anti-virus at the same time.* Providing you update the virus signatures regularly, as a general rule, you do not need to buy every single new release of the anti-virus software to stay protected.* Prevention is better than cure.
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