Home Computer Security
September 18, 2008
Unless the only thing youve been using your computer for in the last 10 years is for playing Solitaire, theres virtually no chance you havent been a victim of a home computer security breach. These things sometimes happen without us even knowing and youll be amazed at the threats we expose our computers to on a daily basis, by simply browsing the Internet for example. The following article will try to explain what some of the most common home computer security problems are and how to avoid them and protect yourself against them.
Internet security threats
Internet security threats are some of the most common and widely spread problems in todays informatics world. Although there are several home computer security measures that can be taken against Internet security threats, the speed at which the latter evolve is oftentimes hard to cope with. These are the most common Internet security threats:
Viruses Viruses are malicious software programs whose single purpose is to annoy or cause data loss. Their main characteristics are that they exploit a bug in the operating system and they spread wildly with the help of executable files. The damage produced by a computer virus can range from low (a virus that simply annoys the user of the infected computer by slowing down performance for example) to extreme (viruses that cause data loss).
Trojans Trojans are comparable to viruses in that they spread using a vulnerability, but they have a more precise purpose than to simply destroy or annoy. Trojans can be used to gather data from a computer and send it to a specific destination for example.
Spyware / Adware Spyware and adware are commonly confused for one another. The main difference between the two is the way they are used, although the structure of a spyware and an adware program are virtually similar. Home computer security companies focus more and more on combating spyware and adware, as they are quickly becoming the most common form of Internet security threat. Spyware is used to send information from a computer to a destination, mainly on how the computer is being used, what websites are being visited on a regular basis and so forth, thus it is more of a privacy breach and a nuisance than a threat. Adware on the other hand is used simply for advertising purposes, a few examples of adware consequences include changing your browsers homepage to that of a company, bringing up pop-ups with ads on your screen on a regular basis and so forth.
Home computer security solutions
Obviously, with the explosion of Internet security threats, the home computer security market followed up and we now have a lot of means to combat the above mentioned threats, including antivirus programs (for viruses, worms and Trojans), anti-spyware/adware programs (for spyware, adware and Trojans), firewalls (used against hacker attacks, Trojans, spyware, adware and viruses) and so forth. You can find free home computer security software on the Internet but if you want complete protection, youll want a professional home computer security pack that includes all of the above mentioned components and one that you can update on a weekly (if not daily) basis in order to protect yourself from new threats.
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