Antivirus Information & Software Reviews

2007-03-12T13:28:00.000-07:00

The best way to prevent viruses is to purchase anti-virus software. Most anti-virus software today scans to look for spyware, and adware. So there is no need to purchase three separate tools. But having an anti-virus application is not enough, you need to ensure that it is kept up to date with the latest definition files. It is useless to have an anti-virus program that has not been updated in months. Most programs do automatic checks, and update in the background.

Spyware is software that does not intentionally harm your computer.

Spyware is designed to track and record the types of websites you visit, and what you do on those sites. The goal of this type of software is to monitor your web activities and learn your likes and dislikes so that advertisers can send you unwanted e-mails, and pop-ups, slowing down your computer and annoying you at the same time.

Adware does not harm your computer, and is a more legitimate form of freeware or free software.

Some companies that provide free software may disable certain features, while others will give you a fully functioning version of the software but display advertising during its use, or the advertising may be more profound with pop-ups being shown when the program is running. They will also slow down your computer by installing start-ups (programs that run in the background automatically every time you start your computer). How many are you running right now?

Viruses are destructive forms of software.

They were purely designed and created for one purpose alone: to wreak havoc to your computer. They destroy whatever they come in contact to and will initiate self replication and infect as many components of the computer's operating system or network as possible. They can erase entire hard drives making it virtually impossible to ever recover the data -- even if the drive were sent to data recovery experts!

Viruses are the first and last word in computer infiltration.

Simple ones simply tie up your computer, whereas complex ones can do virtually anything to an unprotected computer. No one should browse the web without good antivirus software!

We've tested dozens - even hundreds! - of Anti-Virus programs. Some of them are great, most of them get the job done (more or less), and too many simply don't work. We've gathered the top contenders in the field, and reviewed them here for your convenience! Just click on the link below for more information!

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Antivirus Information & Reviews

Antivirus Information & Software Reviews