Anti Viruses
No computer should go without an anti-virus program. There are many different companies that offer a wide variety of anti-virus software. Three major companies that have some of the top anti-virus software are; Bit Defender total security, Kaspersky and Norton. As technology advances virus creators are learning more and more. One thing they learned was to load the virus into the memory so the virus could keep running in the background as long as the computer remained on. Another thing they learned was the ability to infect the boot sector on a floppy disk and hard disks. By putting the virus into the boot sector it is guaranteed to get executed.
Bit Defender total security was specially developed for users seeking the most up-to-date anti-virus technology. At $52 this is the way to go, Bit Defender total security has antivirus and antispyware, USB immunizer, anti-phishing, search advisor, social networking protection, parental controls, two-way firewall, registry cleaner, boot sector scanner, anti-spam and more all in one. Bit Defender has lightning fast scans in only 60 seconds it’s the world’s number 1 ranked scanning technology.
Kaspersky Anti-Virus features real-time protection, detection and removal of viruses, Trojans, worms, spyware, adware, key loggers, rootkits and many more. Kaspersky Anti-Virus prevents itself from being disabled by malware without user permission. Kaspersky also scans incoming instant messenger and disables links to known malware hosting sites. Kaspersky Anti-virus lacks features found in Kaspersky internet security such as a personal firewall, anti-spam and parental control tools.
Norton Anti-Virus has server features, but its primary feature is to scan for viruses, quarantine files, and delete those files it can’t save. In addition to checking for viruses and deleting them, Norton antivirus also has the option of enabling what it calls “Auto-Protect”. Which allows the user to simply go about their normal business while
Bit Defender total security was specially developed for users seeking the most up-to-date anti-virus technology. At $52 this is the way to go, Bit Defender total security has antivirus and antispyware, USB immunizer, anti-phishing, search advisor, social networking protection, parental controls, two-way firewall, registry cleaner, boot sector scanner, anti-spam and more all in one. Bit Defender has lightning fast scans in only 60 seconds it’s the world’s number 1 ranked scanning technology.
Kaspersky Anti-Virus features real-time protection, detection and removal of viruses, Trojans, worms, spyware, adware, key loggers, rootkits and many more. Kaspersky Anti-Virus prevents itself from being disabled by malware without user permission. Kaspersky also scans incoming instant messenger and disables links to known malware hosting sites. Kaspersky Anti-virus lacks features found in Kaspersky internet security such as a personal firewall, anti-spam and parental control tools.
Norton Anti-Virus has server features, but its primary feature is to scan for viruses, quarantine files, and delete those files it can’t save. In addition to checking for viruses and deleting them, Norton antivirus also has the option of enabling what it calls “Auto-Protect”. Which allows the user to simply go about their normal business while