November 23 2011
Internet Security – It’s A Must
Nowadays people are hooked on the internet. The internet or owning a personal computer, laptop, tablets, notebooks etc. is very trend setting. You are not in the “IN” Crowd if you do not own one. These gadgets do not come cheap; you will need $500 to $2000 dollars depending on the brand of the gadget you will be getting. So, it is very important to protect them from hackers, viruses or anything that can damage it permanently.
Antivirus Software will be the first in mind. They can detect, and remove malwares. Malwares are computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware and adware. These malwares slow your computer, get sensitive information, or even crash your computer rendering it un-usable, which we would not want right? So investing with one of the top antivirus software’s is a must. Computer viruses can affect your computers performance and it may disrupt or deny operations you want to do with your computer. Computer worms are just like the regular worms they dig into your computers memory and infect your computer inside out. Trojan horses are files that don’t seem to have viruses but is infected with lots of viruses just like in the story of Troy that it was used to hide people inside to attack the other party without them knowing what hit them. Spyware is a virus that gathers important information that leads to loss of privacy or exploitation, gain unauthorized access to your infor mation and other abuse. Adware or advertising-supported software is software packages that automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertisements in a computer. Remember that window that just doesn’t want to close? That pop-up window that daunts you everytime you go on your computer, which is a result of adwares attacking your computer.
It is really annoying to go online on your computer if it is infected by viruses and having them removed and having your computer reformatted will also cost you a lot. That is why having a trustworthy antivirus software is very important.

