It’s important to protect your computer from the latest threats by installing virus protection software. You can use free software from the Internet or buy a package at your local computer store.
Once you install the software, you need to make sure you are using it correctly. To help prevent the most current viruses, you must update your antivirus software regularly. You can set up most types of antivirus software to update automatically.
Computer viruses can cause serious damage to files and programs which can lead to data lose. It can also lead to programs not running properly. They are software programs that are deliberately designed to interfere with computer operation to record, corrupt, or delete data, or spread themselves to other computers and throughout the Internet.
Most antivirus programs will monitor traffic while you surf the Web, scan incoming email and file attachments and periodically check all local files for the existence of any known malicious code. Anti-virus software typically uses two different techniques to accomplish this. Examining files to look for known viruses by means of a virus dictionary and identifying suspicious behaviour from any computer program which might indicate infection.
Anti-virus software scans the files of your computer to look for certain patterns found in the file's code. Each virus has a specific pattern or code used to infect files. Once the anti-virus software finds a suspicious pattern, it will alert the user of the threat. However, virus patterns often revolutionize, so it is recommended to update software regulaurly to ensure that they can be found. Once a virus is detected, the anti-virus software will allow the user to access tools to decide how to handle the threat. In most cases, you can ignore or delete a potential threat.
