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Computer Security Software: The Need For Anti-Virus Protection
The ongoing writing and spreading of viruses and of panic about them
gives the vendors of commercial anti virus software a financial
interest in the ongoing existence of viruses.Some theorize that
antivirus companies have financial ties to virus writers, to generate
their own market,though there is really know evidence that we know
of.Some of the antivirus software can considerable reduce performance.
Users may disable the antivirus protection to overcome the performance
loss,thus increasing the risk of infection.For maximum protection the
antivirus software needs to be enabled at all times-often at the cost
of slower performance.It is also important to know that a person should
not have more than one antivirus software installed on a single
computer at any given time.This can seriously cripple your computer and
cause further damage.
It is also sometimes necessary to temporarily disable virus protection
when you install major updates such as Windows Service Packs or
updating graphics card drivers.Having antivirus protection running at
the same time as installing a major update may prevent the update
installing properly or even installing it at all.When you do decide to
purchase antivirus software,the agreement may include a clause that
your subscription will be automatically renewed,and your credit card
automatically billed at the time of you are suppose to renew without
you authorizing it.
For example,Mcafee requires you to subscribe at least 60 days before
before the expiration of your present subscription,If that is the case,
the subscriber may contest the charges with the credit card issuer,but
this course of action is likely to be at no avail to you if in fact the
subscriber had authorized such a "continuous payment authority".
Some antivirus programs are actually spyware masquerading as antivirus
software.It is to your advantage to check twice that the antivirus
software which you are downloading is actually a real antivirus
program.Some commercial antivirus software programs contain adware,
For example, the home/small business version of a CA Anti-Virus 2008
displays an advert for CA products whenever the desktop is unlocked
after a period of when the computer is not active.It would be no
surprise when viruses that plague the desktop and the laptop world
quickly migrate to mobile devices.More and more vendors in this space
are offering solutions to combat secure mobile handsets with antivirus
solutions.
Anti virus programs come in many different varieties and range from
cheap to really expensive but trust me, without an anti virus program
you are going to end up being out much more money in the end because of
the expenses of repairing or replacing your computer. You can find many
of these types of programs for your home computer or office computer
right here on the internet or in any computer store in your area.
Good luck with keeping your computer up and running properly and if you
do not already have an anti virus program for your computer system,
please consider choosing to purchase yourself one very soon, for a much
more reliable computer, which we all need.
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