Technology has always benefited us with the fantastic gadgets. The supreme invention is the Computer. Since, this invention is used worldwide to make work fast and easier by solving our toughest problem. The basic problem for most of the computer users is the attack of viruses. Viruses are the programs that infect the other programs by making its own clone and damage the disks and computers over the network. They even damage boot records, file tables and important data on the computer system. But to make our computers protected against all those malicious programs called as viruses; technology has gifted us the real killer of viruses known as Antivirus.
Antivirus is actually a program that recognizes, deactivates or eradicates the malicious virus and thus helps in protecting the data. It thus combats the virus and other threats of worms, phishing attacks, Trojans etc. The antiviruses are the softwares which are installed into the computer system to stay safe. This technology is the best help by detecting the already present virus and prevent from the future virus attacks from storage medium such as CD or DVD or even from the Internet.
But still Antivirus has the issues which need to be checked upon.
The new Antivirus softwares are daily getting launched up in the market but still there is no evidence in the agreement that it will prove better. So do ask others and visit the websites to buy the perfect antivirus software. It will be better if you ask your questions on the antivirus issues forums.
Some antiviruses lower the performance of the computer system. But uninstalling them may increase the virus attacks and numerous problems in the computer can increase. It means that you are left nowhere.
Antivirus programs themselves pose a security risk as they run on the system level and create problems on the OS files. Thus they can create the severe security threats.
It is also suggested to keep only one antivirus software on the computer system otherwise there are chances that computer’s performance may go down or has impaired functioning.
When you are installing the useful updates on your system such as Windows Updates, Windows Service Packs or graphics card updates; then better you uninstall the antivirus.
While buying the antivirus software do check whether its subscription will automatically renew or not. If not then buy the full version without any later tensions. Some softwares even tell you explicitly the date of expiry so that you may renew it.
If you are downloading the antivirus softwares over the Internet, then check that it is not the spyware masked as the antivirus. It should be the real antivirus software.
It is often seen that even the widely used and accepted antivirus programs do not detect the newly created viruses thus increasing the attacks of viruses and threats on the system.
The issues related to Antivirus programs are a lot and so the basic and useful care as given above should be taken while installing it on the computer.
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