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How Anti-Spyware and Anti-Virus Software Protects You

Virus, spyware, phishing, pharming, identity theft… all of these things can cause roadblocks and other obstacles to your surfing. Even more likely, they will monitor your web use, allow others to capture information you enter via your keyboards (passwords, logins, account numbers, etc.), disable your security settings and waste your time with unwanted advertising.

You can fortify your computer against these destructive bugs. Invest in anti-spyware and/or anti-virus software for your computer. Install this software and ensure you keep it up to date at all times.

When shopping around for computer security programs, here are a few features to watch for:

Real-time spyware and virus protection: these programs scan all web, e-mail and internet traffic for viruses and spyware, in real-time. They automatically and constantly detect, block and quarantine all types of online threats without interrupting your surfing in any way.

Regular updates: ideally, your software will update regularly, at least once every 24 hours, to ensure it will recognize and battle against all the latest malware out there.

Blocking phishing attacks: detects known and potential phishing sites.

Heuristics (analysis of content and behaviour): You may see this term. All it means is the program developers have devised methods to determine the likelihood a particular site or program is unsafe, using patterns and recognized behaviour. This also allows for proactive protection against new virus outbreaks.

Identity protection: prevents personal information from leaking via e-mail, web or instant messaging.

Instant messaging encryption: some software with protect your IM chats – look for this if you do a lot of messaging

And more. Installing and regularly updating reliable anti-spyware and anti-virus software on your computer is simply the best way to ensure your computer runs smoothly and everything on it stays secure.

 

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