What is Spyware?
When your PC is infected with spyware, everything you do on your computer can be recorded and monitored by those who have secretly and remotely installed it.
In more detail, spyware can be used to:
- gather credit card information
- transmit your passwords
- elicit identity theft
- transmit confidential files..... More....
What is a Trojan Horse?
a Trojan horse is a program that installs malicious software while under the guise of doing something else. Though not limited in their payload, Trojan horses are more notorious for installing backdoor programs which allow unauthorized remote access to the victim's machine by unwanted parties - normally with malicious intentions ... More....
What is a Virus?
Computer viruses are well-named: their behavior bears a striking resemblance to how real-life biological viruses work, and the ways of dealing with them can be quite similar as well! A biological virus infects a host (a creature), using it as a vehicle for life. It reproduces rapidly; one of its primary goals is to spread to other creatures and thereby perpetuate itself. It also tends to move from person to person and eventually, months later, comes back to reinfect the same people again.... More....
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What Anti-Virus Software should I use?
Kaspersky Antivirus Personal, Panda Anti-Virus Titanium & Platinum, NOD32 Anti-Virus, Command Anti-Virus, McAfee Anti-Virus, BitDefender are among the top rated anti-virus softwares out on the market today there are some free softwares that people choose also they include- AVG Antivirus, AntiVir Personal Addition, AVAST Home Edition & BitDefender Free Edition V.7. These are some of the solutions you can use when looking for and purchasing antivirus software, they are not reccomendations however they are the top noted softwares across many sites. It is at your discretion and based upon your needs as a user to find what is right for you. On my home computer, I use Avast Home Edition with no complaints, along with Windows Defender, and Ad-Aware these software programs help me in keeping my computer up to date and virus free. You have to find what is right for you, these are just my preferences.
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