Using multiple levels of security is the best way to protect your pc and details while on the internet. In the previous articles of my series "Who Do You Trust?", I have talked about security passwords, Online routers and fire walls as levels of security. Here I will talk about another part that is a critical part of the padded approach to pc security, anti-virus application."Antivirus or anti-virus application is application used to avoid, identify and eliminate viruses, such as: pc germs, adware, backdoors, harmful BHOs, dialers, fraudtools, hijackers, remote monitoring software, harmful LSPs, rootkits, viruses, trojan viruses horses and viruses." - Wikipedia
Are you scared yet? You do want to avoid all this, right? Bank card figures, banking account figures and security passwords, and social security figures are things that everyone should secure carefully for self-evident reasons. But, even as they take reasonable precautions to keep their private details and valuable items protected in many ways, some will let their secure down where they are most vulnerable, on the internet.
Even the least damaging viruses infections are very pricey but, the worst can be devastating! If you are lucky and none of your financial or private details is thieved, you may still lose the use of your pc, your records, pictures, music or other media and application you have purchased. Time without your pc and a chance to reproduce or restore records have actual costs. Virus elimination by a reliable expert can be expensive as well. I will save viruses elimination for a future content but, be sufficient it to say here, you should get expert help to eliminate germs.
One of the more dangerous effects of a viruses infection is the worry that you didn't get all of them eliminated or, that you eliminated them too late and someone already has your info. Yes, I have experienced this worry first hand. I eliminate germs and viruses from computer systems as an expert, and I have eliminated germs from my own computer systems. Believe me when I say, I know you should be thorough when cleaning germs from a computer!
Here are the most essential considerations for the anti-virus application security layer:
Upgrade your applications often.
Use reliable anti-virus application that also defends you from viruses.
Upgrade your anti-virus application automatically and daily.
Set up your anti-virus application for real-time security and scheduled computer file scanning.
Don't start accessories in e-mail unless you know that they are from a reliable resource.
Don't obtain information from the Online unless you know that they are from a reliable resource.
Use your anti-virus application to scan e-mail accessories and information downloaded from the Online before you start them, regardless of the resource.
Do not use fellow to fellow computer file discussing applications. These include applications such as Limewire, Bearshare, Gnutella, Morpheus, Torrents, etc.
Don't obtain application from Warez, buccaneer or damaged application websites
