Since computers are much better off with anti virus protection than without it, you need to make sure yours has it. Some people declare that there is no need for an anti-virus protection if you follow sensible precautions such as not opening attachments or downloading files from doubtful sources. But since we sometimes do need to do those very things, it’s better to be safe than sorry.
If you do get an email attachment from a friend, it’s wise to either call or email to ask them if they sent it and what it is. Viruses can spread by taking addresses from their last victim’s email address book, so be suspicious and don’t trust any email unless you know and have proof it is from a trusted source.
Even when you do get a good anti-virus program, you can still get a virus from handling your email carelessly. You can also get one if you don’t keep your anti-virus software updated and use it regularly. It’s no use having it if it is not set to run automatically, because you are sure to forget to run it at some stage.
If you want to try a free online virus scanner, you can get one at: – http://www.housecall.trendmicro.com , while for information about the newest viruses, removal tools and more, try http://www.symantec.com/avcenter .
Other anti-virus software of various kinds can be found at: – http://www.search.yahoo.com/bin/search?p=anti-virus.
Of course, you only have to do a Google search with the appropriate words to find lots of other sites ready and willing to sell you their latest versions, or even give it away for free. It wouldn’t hurt to try some of the most well regarded sites. They can be found at: – http://support.microsoft.com/kb/49500 and various other places all over the Web. One good way to try out anti-virus software is to use the free trial, and then if you like what you’ve tried you can buy it – or you can go for a free version.
Another way of staying within the covering of protection is to make sure you get all the updated versions of other programs, like Windows update from: -
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com (should be done automatically),
Firefox from: – http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
Netscape from: – http://home.netscape.com/smartupdate
and Eudora Email Software from: – http://www.eudora.com
Mac users who also run Windows on their machines are not left out. They can get an anti-virus dual protection from Norton costing around $69.00. It scans and cleans email attachments and downloaded files automatically. It can be found at: -
Another way of staying within the covering of protection is to make sure you get all the updated versions of other programs, like Windows update from: -
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com (should be done automatically),
Firefox from: – http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
Netscape from: – http://home.netscape.com/smartupdate
and Eudora Email Software from: – http://www.eudora.com
Mac users who also run Windows on their machines are not left out. They can get an anti-virus dual protection from Norton costing around $69.00. It scans and cleans email attachments and downloaded files automatically. It can be found at: -
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