Online world can be a scary place and at times it can get absolutely nasty. Besides viruses and spyware there are frequent cases of theft on internet. The valuable information stored in your computer is under constant threat and should be safeguarded at all cost.
Deceitful hackers will leave no stone unturned to obtain your valuable personal information. Moreover, you would not be able to understand that various kinds of goodies that are installed in your computer, without your knowledge. Are you looking for ways to protect your computer with proper security programs? We are here to help you do just that.
I will guide you through a quick way of getting rid of all the nasties by staying one step ahead of hackers and viruses as well as, ensure that they don’t dare to intrude your privacy.
Viruses/Worms
Nowadays, nearly all the personal computers are connected to the internet and local area networks, assisting the spread of nasty code. Viruses may also benefit from network services like, the World Wide Web, e-mail, and file sharing systems to multiply, blurring the line between viruses and worms.
In addition, few sources use an optional terminology in which a virus is some type of self-replicating malware. Once you accidentally downloaded some virus on your computer through an email attachment or other kind of download it will start interfering with your PC’s operation; record, reformatting of hard disk, corrupt or delete data; and spread itself to other computers through your network or the internet.
Viruses are not only an invasion on your privacy, but also compromise your data and affect your PCs performance. They usually take up computer memory used by genuine programs. Therefore, they frequently cause inconsistent behavior and can often lead to system crashes.
We recommend Symantec's paid software Norton to ensure that your PC’s vulnerable spots are impenetrable: http://www.symantec.com/norton/index.jsp
Or some extremely good free antivirus software: AVG http://free.grisoft.com/
Spyware program can gather several kinds of personal information, but can also impede with the control of your computer in various ways, like installation of supplementary software, redirecting Web browser activity, accessing websites that will cause more harmful viruses and can divert advertising revenue to a third party. Spyware can even alter computer settings, which will effect the speed of internet and in few cases even loss of Internet or other programs. We recommend Microsoft's Defender thats free to all licensed customers of windows.
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