Using Antivirus Software – How To Shield Your System From Virus Attacks
The computer virus has been in existence for a very long time now and it has become very popular as developers are always seeking new ways to curb this dangerous plague. Computer systems are becoming very popular with the increase of time, almost every home has a computer system, so if we should calculate the number of computers in the world, the result might be equal to the number of people existing in the whole world.
With the wide spread of computers has come the increase of the transmission of computer viruses around the world, this is enabled by the use of the internet. Since the advent of the world wide web,and its popularity, the issue of computer viruses have become wide spread, almost without restriction. This was not the case initially, without the internet, the transmission of virus was only manual; it was only carried from one floppy drive to the other and that can be handled by scanning the disk for virus before use.
The popularity of the internet has brought with it a lot of harm and dangers; it has increased the transmission of the virus, now it is so easy to get a virus into your system. A virus can be contacted through an email, or even an attached file with the email message; you can contact a virus by downloading or through any other activity on the internet. This has kept software developers very busy, trying to create better protection for the different viruses that come up every day.
Once a virus get its way into your computer system it opens it up to a lot of dangers and can eventually crash your hard disk, this is a problem that is growing at an increasing rate. It must be curbed with the available protection to safe guard your computer systems.
Shielding your Computer System from Virus
Whenever you want to set up a computer system, the antivirus is always a very important software to be installed, in fact there is no computer system without an antivirus software, because this has become an important part of every computer. The need for this antivirus software is because of the fear of the risk experienced from the transmission of the virus, as a result every body now protects their systems from the different types of viruses with the use of the antivirus software.
If you want to shield your computer system from the attack of virus, you should do the following:
1. You should start by analyzing the present antivirus software used on the system, that is if it’s not a new system, but, for a new system you should get a suitable protection for it. After your analysis, get the most suitable shield to fight any virus attack on your system. An important thing to note is the kind of network the computer is operating within and more importantly you should know whether it is connected to the internet. Be sure to choose an antivirus software that shields your system from all the different types of virus and can also dael with spyware and others. In other words, get the best antivirus software.
2. Secondly, always make sure you update your antivirus, as this will give a constant assurance of maximum prtection. If you choose a good antivirus product, it gives an effective protection that provide instant scanning of all files, email and other features of the system, covering up every area without leaving out anything.
3. Scan every additional program that you install into your system.
4. The files that are attached to the messages you receive on the internet should be scanned before opening.
5. Have a current back up of all your program files consistently.
Question…
What is the best antivirus / firewall for servers?
I am looking for a good solid antivirus / firewall package if possible, or noted separte ones if better.
I am running a server and looking to get some secutiry.
I looked up Kaspersky Anti Virus and ESET Anti Virus and they got good reviews? Are these any good?
Answers…
Answer by Cheezeball
Get the ESET NOD32! I heard people saying it is really good. Besides a little glitch once in a while. I might buy it on newegg once it is black friday.
Answer by arouge1786
There are a few choices when it comes to security, mainly in the AntiVirus department. Some very good, free anti-viruses available to download are:
1) AVG 8 AntiVirus. Easiest interface to use, very fast scanning and doesn’t lag your computer at all. Only has a 76% detection rate, but catches the most harmful of viruses. If you’re a normal home user, you’re not in too much danger of higher level viruses and this is the AV for you:
http://www.free.grisoft.com
2) Avast! 4 AntiVirus. Smaller, sleeker skin, average scanning speed, but reports alot of safe files as viruses, so you might need to watch out for that. 78% detection rate, but alot more complicated than most other free AVs. Use this if you are handy with a computer and you know what needs to be scanned:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
3) Avira AntiVirus. Simple layout, which even the most basic of users can navigate. Incredibly fast scanning, with a 90% detection rate. Not as easy on the eyes as other AVs, and you need to know what you’re doing to get the more advanced features, but it is definite a candidate:
http://www.free-av.com/en/download/index.html
Personally I use AVG, but only because I go for the easier interface. If you are paranoid about viruses then the only real option is Avira. But if you just want normal protection, then any of the three will do it for you.
For any spyware problems, get SpyBot – Search and Destroy:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html
And for protecting your computer for malware or tracking cookies, use Ad-Aware 2008 Free Edition:
http://lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
All of them are free, as powerful as paid programs, like McAfee and Norton (which only has an 18% detection rate!), and don’t use up as many resources.
Just boot into Safe Mode (Press F8 when turning on the computer) and run full scans.
Hope that helps.
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