| p>Please be very careful when choosing anti-virus | | | | Microsoft. |
| protection for your PC. I can say this as many years | | | | Rogue scanners, as I just mentioned, are insidious |
| the owner of a small publishing house, where we have | | | | programs that falsely seems to offer good protection |
| long been working a lot on the Internet and through the | | | | for your computer but on the contrary, is exposing |
| years have we met with several PC disasters caused | | | | your computer to various attacks. When you buy such |
| by too weak knowledge about different threats out | | | | a program or it gets into your computer from the |
| there on the web. These computer mishaps have | | | | Internet on its own, it begins to produce alarming |
| totally cost the company big money. The losses for | | | | popups that warn of imminent different virus infections |
| the company led me to get in contact with some | | | | and suggests that you immediately should buy, usually |
| computer security consultants and also, more than five | | | | expensive, this or that antivirus program to further |
| years ago, at my company to begin with a systematic | | | | protection of your computer. All these poups are false |
| evaluation of several computer security programs. | | | | and leaves your computer even more vulnerable to |
| Since we have recently completed this evaluation and, | | | | intrusion and your money has ended up in the sink. Not |
| as we hoped, received answers to many questions | | | | least dangerous for your PC is the false sense of |
| and found two computer security programs that really | | | | security you can get from these programs. |
| proved to be safe and offer the best protection for | | | | During the five years our security investigation lasted in |
| our company computers, I now here is willing to share | | | | my company we have tested a great number of |
| with you these reultat in computer security. | | | | security programs at the company's fifteen computers |
| The basic rule is that you should get anti-virus | | | | and thus concluded that the following two antivirus |
| software from reputable companies. But even this | | | | softwares are the best at the moment. |
| should be taken with a pinch of salt. Even a dubious | | | | It is also always important to remember that no |
| safety program may sometimes seem to come from | | | | antivirus can handle the task without regular updates |
| a reputable company, you can see by the following | | | | of the program. |
| examples. | | | | AVG Anti-Virus Free provides a free version that |
| So, for example, for many Vista antivirus 2008 | | | | gives good protection for your computer. The program |
| sounded familiar and many bought that program, | | | | will be easily downloaded directly from AVG's site on |
| something that they were bitterly to regret.That | | | | the Internet: |
| program was not developed by Microsoft for its Vista | | | | An advantage of this program is that it scans through |
| program. Although the name sounded familiar proved | | | | your PC regularly for known computer viruses and |
| this to be a totally irresponsible and dangerous | | | | also offers free updates to the program. |
| program of type rogue scanner that not at all protects | | | | AVG also offers downloads of even more |
| against attacks by computer viruses, worms and | | | | comprehensive anti-virus at competitive prices. |
| trojans but, on the contrary, left your computer wide | | | | Another supplier of computer security programs that |
| open to various attacks such as loss of digital family | | | | meet our high expectations fro the study at my |
| photographs and, at worst, a total computer crash. So, | | | | company is Norton Antivirus from Symantec. We |
| in addition to pay good money for the program itself, | | | | have not been able to find any free software from |
| people lost perhaps their entire computer, or had in any | | | | Symantec but their prices are competitive. Their |
| case to replace its hard drive. | | | | software can be purchased and downloaded directly |
| Of course, all the time there appears new comers in | | | | from Symantec's site: |
| this area but before they really established themselves | | | | Several other computer security software are |
| in the market and proved that they are serious and | | | | available for sale out on the Internet or on CDs. We |
| potentially strong computer security software You will | | | | also tested several of these but not long enough to be |
| be wise to stay away from them. | | | | able to express an opinion on the safety of such |
| But even when it comes to choosing a well-known | | | | programs in the long run. |
| computer security firms there are some cases with | | | | My hope is that this advice will be of value to you who |
| such name similarities as the fake anti-virus program | | | | are about to get a security program to your computer. |
| Vista Antivirus 2008 that not at all was produced by | | | | Good luck out there! |