NEWS

• Know about a Virus

  There have been so many issues regarding security with the recent development in the computer industry. read more

• Is there a Virus in Your PC?

  Now the users are more concerned about the viruses as these viruses can affect the performance of their computers. read more

• How to Prevent Macro Viruses

  You should be able to know about the macros before removing them from your computers. Macros are basically series of commands and actions which are found in the computer. read more

• Security Breaching Programs

  Many people think that Trojan, backdoors, key loggers, adwares, worms and spywares are viruses but actually they are not. read more

• What does AV Software Protect me from?

  The antivirus programs are such programs which protect computers from getting infected with viruses. read more

What does AV Software Protect me from?

The antivirus programs are such programs which protect computers from getting infected with viruses. It is very important for the users to keep updated anti virus programs which can run all the time in the background. The older version of these antivirus software need to be updated and the users have to scan manually which can be a tiresome process. The new versions provide these features automatically. The viruses can attack the computers from external data storage devices like USB, zip drives and floppy drives. The users should scan these drives before opening files on these drives. The infected files can not affect the computers unless these files are opened.

The users should not be mindful about the virus attacks with most recent anti virus programs. All the external drives are scanned by themselves automatically. If the antivirus program is outdated then it will give warnings. All the email will also be automatically scanned with this setting. These programs keep running in the background without disturbing any process. It will really be good thing for the computers if you take additional features like spyware protection with these antivirus programs. These packages can easily handle common viruses, Trojans, worms and active X controls. You should select the best possible package for maximum protection.

 

Differences between AV solutions

All the antivirus programs perform same operations of scanning and cleaning of the viruses from the computers. The algorithms of these programs are same. The only difference is in the interface between users and programs. There is also difference between features like email scanner, anti spyware and automatic updates. There might also be difference speed of the scanning and reliability of virus detection.

It is important for the programs that the user should be comfortable with them and user interface will be important in this aspect. It is good for the users to analyze it properly before buying it. The users can also get feedback from of other users. The information will not be transferred properly if the user interface is not good and users will close the pop up warning. There might be some scanners which use the system memory to run in the background. The users might close this program which can be dangerous. Therefore it is important to have an idea about the interface.

There are different packages of firewall available in the antivirus. There are additional features offered which can be compared before making final decision. You can also get help from online reviews about the accuracy and speed of the particular software.

 

Online virus scanner

You will not require toinstall online scanners to run scanning process as you can run it on internet. This type of scanning will not be so effective and will not clean viruses from the computer.