lundi 26 août 2013

Obtaining And The Use Of Obtaining Anti-Virus Software

By David Hennet


It is very important having anti-virus software installed on your computer to safegaurd yourself from malicious online attacks. A computer becomes vulnerable when a virus enters and takes over your system causing your computer to potentially slow down. Viruses steal important and personal information that hackers use to invade personal information that can lead to many different problems. Including but not limited to identity theft.

What is a Virus: Viruses come in many forms and are more harsh today than they were ten years ago. Once your system becomes infected it can begin to run slowly causing software to crash or not work at all. If your systems are on a network there is a chance that the infection will enter other machines too.

Once infected, the virus can run in the background and the users can have no clue what is happening until its to late. The system will start to run slower because crucial files may be overwritten giving hackers the access he or she is looking for. Weeks or months may pass before owners notice. The main reason someone might catch on is the operating system may slow down or unwanted programs executing at random times.

When months have gone by, vital things may have been stolen. The thief has can have access to your bank accounts and email accounts. This gives them the ability to move your money from your account to theirs. Your friends and family may also be affected if they were in your contact list or connected to your network.

Where do they come from: Its done by highly intelligent people that write programs to override and rewrite computer programs with well hidden and often undetectable code. Many programmers do it for fun but most for gaining access to financial records in hopes of making their bank accounts bigger while draining yours. These types of programs are released through emails, websites, videos and more recently anything you can download. Individuals all over the world are coming up with news ways to invade peoples lives through use of computers.

What are the various types of viruses: Suppose your computer or networks slow to a crawl. Meaning it takes more time than usual to do one or more things that took only seconds, this is considered a worm. It prevents you from doing tasks at a fast rate and slows you down until you basically give up trying to accomplish anything. It can attack your bandwidth and prevent you from going to websites as normal sending a red flag to your service provider who then in turn contacts you to let you know that your limit is reached.

Constant advertisements that you have problems opening and closing is considered a Trojan. Functions you do not want to happen render your system useless and becomes a frustration for many users. Attachments that spy on you are called malware and not considered as dangerous but will infect and frustrate the user when they begin to see advertisements from places they have visited on the internet.

It is vital to have anti-virus software for computers, because its important to prevent unwanted guests from gaining this type of personal information. Its critical to protect what is yours and not let anyone steal what they did not earn on their own. No one leaves their doors unlocked and invites a thief into their home. Without having anti-virus software installed on your computer is inviting thieves in.




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