Computer Internet Security - Dealing With Unwanted Visitors

If you are are a computer user of any type,some common characteristics that will give us strong
recreational surfer, gamer, or internet marketer, the riskclues that we have an unwanted visitor residing inside
of a computer virus attack should not be totally newour computer. These clues include:
to you. Computer internet security is big business these- Unexplained keyboard problems such as keys
days as evidenced by the many internet securitysuddenly not working or not doing what they normally
products or internet security systems currentlyshould.
available to help protect your computer and/or- Programs loading and running much slower than
network. With anywhere from 100-500 new computernormal.
viruses being discovered daily, this is a very profitable- Lost data files or files that mysteriously will no longer
niche to be in at this time.open.
Ideally most readers of this article will have some kind- Computer hard drive filling up for no explainable
of computer internet security installed as mostreason.
commercially sold computers do come with some sort- Display monitor showing unusual colors or letters
of antivirus security pre-install and operating systemsmoving towards screen bottom.
such as Window XP and Vista do have at least basic- Appearance on screen of machine gibberish, silly
onboard programs running that will detect manymessages, threats, etc. for no apparent reason.
common viruses, provided you do your updates on a- E-mails sent from your computer to people in your
regular basis.address book, without your knowledge Sadly the
Unfortunately these "free" antivirus whether part ofabove list may not be all that is happening to your
your computer O/S, pre-loaded on your computer orcomputer and/or network. Many viruses now operate
available as a download can only provide you with ain the background doing their dirty business without you
basic level of protection. Certainly this not the bestknowing, such as the infamous "key logger" viruses,
internet security available, but obviously much betterthat can steal your passwords and credit information,
than no virus protection at all.then pass it on to their creator without your
Any type of an antivirus computer internet securityknowledge! Obviously when you become aware that
system will provide you with some sort of virusthere is a strong possibility that your computer and/or
infection warning. Most often some sort of a scanningnetwork is under attack, STOP using your computer
log that tells the computer user what was discoveredsystem until you can deal with the threat effectively.
and steps taken to deal with the virus threat.This may mean buying and installing a good quality
Unfortunately you get what you pay for with respectcomputer internet security software or upgrading what
to antivirus programs, so the quality of the computeryou have to something better. If you are a network
internet security software you have installed willuser, notify your network administrator immediately of
determine just how many viruses types will bethe attack to help prevent the virus infection from
identified, (providing you do regular updates), andspreading to other users.
effectively dealt with. Unfortunately it is very possibleRemember the best computer internet security starts
that you may have viruses on your computer thatwith YOU, the computer owner-operator, and how
your current antivirus program, or lack of one, may notwilling you are to practice safe computing practices
even identify as being present.and to spend the money on the best internet security
Despite the huge numbers of viruses lurking insoftware you can afford.
cyberspace or hidden in infected software, there are