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Choosing your Anti-Virus Software Part 1

An effective and top notch anti-virus software should be easy to install and use. It should be capable of effectively seeking out and identifying threats caused by malware. A powerful anti-virus program should also be capable of cleaning and isolating infected files.
When looking for the right anti-virus program for your computer, be sure to consider [...]

Is it Virus? (part 2)

The following are the continuation of the list of the common symptoms of virus existence on your computer from the previous post:
There are unexpected changes to file properties. Viruses can alter these – increasing the file’s size, modify date of creation, and even change the filenames.
There are many reasons that can cause you a problem [...]

Is it Virus? (part 1)

It is not easy to tell if some virus has already gone its way to your computer. That’s why we strongly recommend that you install anti-virus software, or much better if you install more than one of it. The following are the common symptoms of a viral infection on your PC, although there are times [...]

Start-Ups Often Caught Off-Guard

The many flourishing startups that have been catering to the social internet are being caught off-guard by the many evolving threats that are coming out on the internet leaving them very much vulnerable leaving their users to suffer the consequences. The social internet has given birth to several companies who were only too glad to [...]

Bundles and Stand-alone’s

Most security software makers offer their products in bundles while some allow purchase of separate components allowing customized protection from deemed threats. Though most of them offer free access to their trial software, you may become too complacent with them without knowing they might need constant updates which may only be automatic for paid subscriptions. [...]

The best free antivirus

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In this time of age, viruses are becoming more and more complicated and powerful. That is why we need a reliable antivirus to do the job. I found this program at Download.com and the name of the program is Avast Home Edition 4.8.1229.80923. First of all, it provides the same protection just like [...]

When Virus Attack

If you encounter a virus attack, do something at once to prevent the spread of the virus to your system. First, concentrate on the kind of virus to remove the malicious code. There are tools which are available online tailored for that specific virus causing the damage. Next is to see the range of the [...]

The Chinks of an Anti-Virus Software

Get a new computer and install an operating system will be the first thing in mind for people who want to explore technology enhancements and what they can discover as well. Once you are able to do various things, do remember, you have to safeguard and look after your files and documents as well.
Today, [...]

Windows Service Packs Help Protect As Well

Ever wonder why the service packs are released periodically by the Microsoft Corporation? Well for one, they are also doing the same thing of protecting and upgrading their operating systems from new attacks that are developed everyday.
Anti-virus software is still needed but as far as stand alone operating systems are concerned, basic protection is [...]

How To Set Up An Anti-Virus On Your PC

Setting up an anti-virus on your computer is very easy. You can choose to download free anti-virus such as AVG Free Advisor and AVAST! Home Edition. Or you can also buy anti-virus software like the Norton Anti-virus, Sophos Anti-virus, McAfee and the like.
For the downloaded free anti-virus, you just have to run the .exe or [...]