| In the not to distance past, antivirus firewall software | | | | often to keep up with all the new known codes |
| did not exist. You would have to purchase antivirus | | | | viruses are written with. Without keeping current the |
| software, firewall software and spyware all | | | | software can not know which codes to exclude. New |
| separately. There was not an all in one package | | | | viruses are written constantly in very large numbers. |
| containing all three together in the same suite like there | | | | Virus codes can be very complex and creative but |
| is today. Software manufacturers are now making | | | | are written in code just like beneficial software. |
| software in combination packages that are a perfect | | | | Keeping up to date is critical for good protection. |
| fit for small business owners and home computer use | | | | All computers talk to each other using data packets. |
| too. | | | | This is where Firewall Software comes in. It is the job |
| Antivirus Firewall Software comprises three parts. One | | | | of the Firewall Software to monitor this data for |
| is the antivirus portion that keeps viruses from | | | | corrupted or altered packets of info. It will not allow |
| attacking your system and can remove those already | | | | any data to enter your system if it notes any packets |
| on your system. Another part of the system is the | | | | that are not written into the software to accept. The |
| Firewall software that prevents any information from | | | | software can even pop up a box to ask if you want |
| your computer or to your computer without your | | | | to accept this type of data if it is not recognized. Good |
| permission in the prescribed code written into the | | | | Firewall Software is needed to keep your system |
| software. The third part of the software would be the | | | | safe. |
| Spyware Software to prevent and remove Spyware | | | | The third part of this software suite is Antispyware |
| from your system. | | | | Software. Spyware programs are not designed to |
| Why do you need all this protection you ask? Antivirus | | | | crash your operating system but are designed to spy |
| Software is to prevent and remove viruses from your | | | | on all your activity on the Internet as well as files on |
| computer. Firewall software is to prevent hackers and | | | | your computer and gather that data for someone |
| hacking software from accessing your personal | | | | else's benefit. Antispyware Software is to keep this |
| information like bank account numbers or your identity. | | | | software from attaching to your computer system |
| Spyware software is to prevent and remove | | | | and to remove any of this software already on your |
| Spyware from your system. Spyware tracks your | | | | system. Spyware can cripple your system |
| movement on the Internet for reasons that can be | | | | performance over time if it allowed on your system. I |
| good or bad. The good is depositing cookies on your | | | | have seen computers with hundreds of spyware |
| computer to recognize you when you revisit a site. | | | | cookies on the system and the computer was so |
| Banks use this type of cookie to help keep other | | | | slow it was unusable. After the spyware was |
| people from accessing your information for example. | | | | removed the computer operated at normal speed. |
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| Some of these are harmless and some are not. | | | | Software and keep it updated. With this type of |
| How does each of these work you ask? Antivirus | | | | software loaded on your system you can enjoy your |
| Software scans all incoming data from email, Internet | | | | computer for surfing the Internet and for file sharing |
| downloads and file sharing you may have with other | | | | with your friends or for business purposes. |
| people. Any good Antivirus program updates itself | | | | |