How Does Antivirus software work?
If you want to make sure that you’re protected from viruses, you should get some antivirus software. This software can offer peace of mind, even for experienced computer users who would be unlikely to open a simple virus.
Antivirus software works in two ways. Firstly, it has a big ‘dictionary’ of viruses, allowing it to scan files and flag any that are known to be viral. Secondly, the software monitors the system for any suspicious activity. One method involves creating decoy files that are hidden from the user and monitoring them to see if they are altered – if they are, then it was almost certainly a virus.
The two giants of the antivirus industry are McAfee and Norton. They are both commercial software based on yearly subscriptions, and at this point there’s little to choose between them – some people swear by one, but just as many will swear by the other. However, both are quite expensive, especially if you buy them as part of the complete security suite.
If you want a free antivirus program, the best around is widely considered to be AVG (the Free Edition). It’s a small but effective antivirus application, popular firstly for being free and secondly for using hardly any system resources to run. AVG is capable of running very fast, even on older computers.
For people who don’t actually want to download and install antivirus software, but just want to quickly make sure that they don’t have a virus, TrendMicro’s HouseCall website is a good solution (you can find it at housecall.trendmicro.com). When you go to the website and click ‘Scan Now’, it will scan your computer for viruses right then and there, without you needing to install anything – and best of all, it’s free. While it is a very good service, however, you shouldn’t rely on it completely, as it is a bad idea to use a computer with no installed antivirus protection.
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Bit Defender leaves no Bit un-Defended! It has comprehensive protection for Antivirus, Spyware and Phishing. Ease of use is on its side as the control panel is easy to navigate whilst also looking stylish and modernistic. When there is a problem or error; one of the green orbs indicating total safety will turn red at which point you can click it to “Fix the issue”.
Bit Defender updates automatically hourly to ensure that it catches any viruses that would otherwise compromise your system and to quote the product description; “In the rare event of file damage due to PC problems, BitDefender automatically repairs and updates itself.”
As if that wasn’t good enough, it also offers free 24/7 support services to remedy any issues you have with the software and recently they have added a new feature known as “Gamer Mode” for any people who play online. To put it simply; it opens connections that enable online play. When you’re done, you simply switch Gamer Mode off again.
At $24.95 it is $15 cheaper than the well known Norton Antivirus and comparatively better with its 24/7 support and that it doesn’t use many system resources to run. I have used Panda Antivirus, Norton Antivirus, McAfee, AVG and now Bit Defender and have found it to be the best pick of the bunch.
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