There are many online threats to your computer. These include viruses and other malware including trojans and worms. Some of this is purely vandalistic, while much is done for criminal commercial gain, including spyware and downloaders. In order to protect your computer you need to have installed a software package to defeat the threats.
The two main types of product are 1/ a specialist anti-virus product. 2/ a general utilities product that contains an anti-virus product. The anti-virus software must be able to deal with all types of threats including trojans, worms and downloaders and spyware. Only use a recognised industry brand such as McAfee, Norton and AVG.
It is always good to get a second opinion. This could involve using well known brand of maintenance software with an anti-virus capability and a second anti-virus product. Examples include Norton Utilities and McAfee Internet Security Suite. A second anti-virus option could be AVG or Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware, which both have free versions and are excellent.
An essential feature of anti-virus products is to have frequent updates. The threats to your computer develop on a daily basis and so it is vital the the defences evolve rapidly to keep up.
One strategy is to use Norton Utilities, which includes a whole suite of software to look after your computer, in addition to anti-virus protection. Registry cleaning, defragmantation, file cleanup, file backup etc. are also very important in the campaign against malware. Some products like anti-virus and cleanup tools are useful to avoid problems, while others such as file backup and disk restore are useful for recovering after a problem has been encountered. A free version of AVG or Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware could also be used to give more security.
This software has to be always kept under review. If necessary use a paid version of anti-virus softare as a second opinion, but at the moment free versions are good at covering malware threats.
General maintenance tasks should be done regularly, including defragmentation, registry cleaning and removing unwanted files. Backup should be performed every few days, or daily if the information is vital. It can be done during the night or whenever the computer is out of use. Set them to start automatically to minimize effort.
Finally do not forget apply your weapons against the threats. If you do not apply them frequently, they are just an unused icon on your desktop.
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I have to admit that it is important one to have antivirus software installed, but at the same time let’s not forget that the best antivirus softwares are as good as their last update
useful article but if anyone knows any free tools?