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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

How to prevent computer VIRUS?

No matter why you have a computer at home or what do you do with it at office, viruses are going to get you some day.Virus prevention is of utmost importance to save your data as well as hardware. In the following paragraphs we discuss different aspects of computer virus prevention and how to prevent computer viruses.
Software companies in the antivirus business tell you step by step, how to prevent computer virus from attacking your computers. This brings us to the first question, does an antivirus prevent all viruses from attacking my computer.

Does an Antivirus Prevent All Viruses from Attacking My Computer?

Thanks to antivirus software, you can prevent most of the viruses from playing havoc on your computer. Well, why this 'most' tag here? It is a sort of 'sleuth and burglar' game being played by antivirus and virus producers. The most and ever updated antivirus, shields you against all defined threats till that time. You can subscribe to auto update feature which works for you behind the screens giving the best possible protection when you go online. They warn you about suspicious files. In the rare case of their failure to catch and kill the worms, you can quarantine them. Also running a full system scan regularly helps a lot.

Here is the suggestion by me of 5 best antivirus ever!

AVG Free provides protection against the various nasties floating around the internet. Like many of the options in the Hive Five, AVG provides freeware (with limitations) and commercial versions of their software, but most users find AVG Free is all they need—though many users prefer versions prior to the most recent 8.0 release.  

NOD32 is best known for its speed and small system footprint, but users also swear by NOD32 as a comprehensive and bulletproof solution. At $40/year for a home license, it's not free, but NOD32 die-hards claim the pricetag is well worth it.

 Available in both freeware (Home) and shareware (Professional) flavors, Avast Antivirus is the happy home of many an AVG-switcher. Avast is slightly heavier on system resources, but users argue its excellent protection more than makes up for the increased footprint. The freeware version will cost you an email address to get a free registration code from their website.

According to many of its users, Avira is the go-to freeware app for detecting viruses and other malware that other antivirus apps miss. Like several of its peers, Avira is available in both freeware (Personal) and shareware (Premium) versions, and most people find the freeware alternative plenty to suit their needs. One downside to Avira on install is pop-up ads enabled by default (adware, anyone?), but you can disable the ads with a couple of clicks. 

Fans of shareware antivirus app Kaspersky point out its consistently strong ratings in malware protection as well worth the $60 license. Kaspersky also boasts an extremely quick response time to new viruses, earning it a special place in the hearts and system trays of its users.
 

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