| How to Choose Software to Defend Your PC |
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| Computers - Computers |
| Written by John Eley |
| Wednesday, 04 March 2009 10:50 |
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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.
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 main categories of software to consider are 1/ anti-virus 2/ genaral utilities, including anti-virus capability. An anti-virus package should be able to fix all attacks on your PC, including viruses, trojans and spyware. This task should only be entrusted to a recognised company, such as Norton, McAfee 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. The anti-virus software must be updated frequently. The online threats are changing all the time and so the defences have to constantly adapt to meet the challenge. One option is to use Norton Utilities, which includes a whole suite of maintenance software to keep a computer free of problems, as well as anti-virus protection. This includes such things as cleanup software to remove superfluous files, defragmentation, one button checkup, registry maintenance, file backup and other utilities which are very important in the fight against malware. Some software such as anti-virus and cleanup tools help avoid problems arising, while others such as backup and disk restore enable recovery after a problem has been removed. This could be backed up by a free version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware or AVG's anti-virus product. Always keep your software solution under review. Use a paid version of anti-virus software as a second line of defence if necessary, but at the moment free versions are very good. Do the general maintenance tasks regularly. This includes defragmentation, registry cleaning and removing unwanted files. Files should be backed up every few days, or daily if the information is vital. It can be done at night or whenever the computer is out of use. It can be done automatically to minimize labour. 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. About the Author: How to improve your computer's resistance. Lots of free information at pcfixproblem.com on anti-virus software and malware. |