Anti-Virus Protection
AntiVirus as it is known, pertains to computers and smartphones is mainly used to remove, detect, and in the prevention of computer Viruses. Computer and Smartphone Viruses go by many names such as: Virus, Malware, Trojans, Trojan Horses, Worms, Adware and Spyware. Beware of the Viruses that can be transferred via Facebook and MySpace as well. As listed before, these viruses are known by many names and there are many lists of anti-virus software available on the Internet. Security software as listed below can offer many important features that is needed for protection of your computer in these dangerous times. There are also many free antivirus software versions to be downloaded. However the free anti-virus versions are usually not supported and they are not up-datable either.
List of Computer Anti-Virus Protection Software
| CA-Internet Security | $49.99 | More Information | By Comp Assoc. | Windows XP, 7, Vista |
| McAfee AntiVirus | $39.95 | More Information | By McAfee | Windows XP, 7, Vista |
| Comodo Security Pro | $49.00 | More Information | By Comodo | Windows XP, 7, Vista |
| Kapersky Antivirus 2011 | $39.95 | More Information | By Kapersky Labs | Windows XP, 7, Vista |
| Webroot AV | $39.95 | More Information | By Webroot | Windows XP, 7, Vista |
| AV Security Sheild | $49.00 | More Information | By PC Security | Windows XP, 7, Vista |
| Zone Anti-Virus | $29.95 | More Information | By ZoneAlarm | Windows XP, 7, Vista |
| Spyware Doctor AV | $39.95 | More Information | By PCTools | Windows XP, 7, Vista |
| Norton AntiVirus | $39.95 | More Information | By Symantec | Windows XP, 7, Vista |
| F-Secure Antivirus | $39.99 | More Information | By F-Secure | Windows XP, 7, Vista |
| TrendMicro Antivirus | $39.95 | More Information | By TrendMicro | Windows XP, 7, Vista |
Many Anti-Virus programs both paid and free are Signature based. They work from a previously defined and published list of known trojans and worms, etc.. Heuristics are another kind of antivirus software and they work by picking up on malicious code that is known and found in attachments or downloads.
Beware that anti-virus can slow down computer performance and speed of browsing. Choice of Browser such as FireFox might be advised.
