Are You Protected?
September 2, 2008
As the Internet threats continue to increase in number and complexity, some of the best antivirus programs, like Norton and McAfee, quickly respond to the justifiable consumer need to keep their computer environment secure. New and improved features enable these enhanced versions of antivirus and antispyware programs to detect, then quarantine and finally remove malicious code, which can harm computer files and/or disrupt a variety of computer functions.
If you belong to that group of computer users who do not keep their security patches up-to-date, the resuscitating spyware or adware you find may be the result of an Internet worm that continues to infect your computer every time you go online. Such types of dangerous programs run at the background of other computer programs, without you knowing their existence, and track your keystrokes sending to the remote attacker your list of usernames and passwords when you visit your bank account online. If such news sound creepy and you feel unprotected, perhaps it is time to begin preparing yourself against such threats.
In case you have set your browser settings and email security to the appropriate levels, if you have subscribed and frequently receive your operating systems updates, and finally if you regularly download the most updated antivirus, antispyware and adware versions, there is a good chance your computer system is kept secure. Although no single step can make your computer attack-proof, keeping all programs up-to-date can assist your effort to protect your computer against annoying infections and reported viruses. Most importantly, programming your computer to receive automatically any upgrades released by the programs manufacturers will further protect you against new-coming threats in the future.
To achieve consistent success in the medium to long term, keep in mind that your system has to be fully patched via frequent downloads of updated virus dictionary entries. Then the antivirus and antispyware programs, by scanning the files your computers operating system creates, opens, closes or emails, is able to inform you in case a known virus is detected and attempts to enter your system. In addition, most computer professionals strongly advise people to set these programs to perform frequent prescheduled checks on the computers hard-disk, so as to minimize any possibility of carrying or transmitting a threat. If you miss performing any of the steps mentioned, you are likely to suffer in the future. Thus, instead of considering yourself as an unprotected target that waits to be hit by the next passing hunter, better begin taking the necessary precautions to improve your computers safety zone to its maximum possible level today.
John Gibb is the owner of virus protection sources
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