About Norton Anti-Virus by Eric Koshinsky
With the many types of anti-virus software, it is helpful to read a brief description of what the different types do and how they can be beneficial to you and your computer. Norton Anti-virus Symantec's Norton AntiVirus software is perhaps the world's most trusted antivirus solution. ... Having up-to-date virus definitions is essential to the performance of any antivirus software. ... Norton Antivirus makes them painless by setting up a full system scan once a week and checking for new updates (both to the software, and virus definitions) whenever you're online.

When It Comes To Computer Viruses - The Key Is Preventing Them by Joel Pearce
A virus that infects your computer is not all that unlike a virus that infects your body: it slows you down and can be passed from you to the people who you keep in touch with. But the good news is that preventing viruses is not difficult. Just as you can prevent infections in your body by... Speaking of software, another important step for preventing viruses is to install anti-virus software on your computer. ... If you forward a Word or Excel document containing a macro virus to a network server, the virus will replicate on the computer of another user who opens it.

The Importance Of Trojan Horse Removal by Rich Beasley
There was a time when no one thought of a Trojan as anything other than a person or perhaps a condom. Today, there are viruses and such all over the place that most people dread. Most anti virus software can pick up on most of the viruses that show up on your computer, but there are some tricky... If you have a problem where you simply cannot get something off of your system with your anti virus software, you may have to look online for Trojan horse removal instructions. ... It took him two hours to do it, but he finally got it off of our computer.

The Removal Of Sin: Post-Infection Cleaning by James Monahan
Computers have become a central part of our daily lives since the first personal computer rolled of the assembly line. It has been doing most of our encoding and word processing chores since then on. Schools, libraries and classrooms have deployed computers to be an aid in teaching children the... The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool scans your computer for a prevalent malicious software that has been running around your computer. ... But it does work with your anti-virus software program.

The Importance Of Protecting Your Computer From Viruses by Dawn Smith
Unless you're completely new to owning a PC, you will know how important it is to protect your self from computer viruses . Back when people first started using the home computer and the Internet as we know it today (perhaps around 10 years ago), protecting your self from computer viruses... Of course when the scan comes back saying that your PC is affected they will then tell you to buy their software in order to remove the virus. ... There are people out there that will offer a free pc scan and then infect your computer with a virus.

Is A Mac Really Safe From Viruses? by Michael Kaye
One huge reason why people consider Switching to Mac is because of the constant threat of Virus on a PC. So “Is a Mac really safe from Viruses?” Here is what Apple says “By the end of 2005, there were 114,000 known viruses for PCs. In March 2006 alone, 850 new threats were detected... So “is your Mac really safe from Viruses?” Macs are one of the safest system available and I will back this up by saying that I do not use Virus software, I have never had a Virus on any Mac and have been using Macs for over 10 years.

What Cause A Computer To Be Slow by Michael Baker
With all of the surfing and working on the computer we do today, no one has time to wait on a slow computer. I will tell you what cause a computer to be slow and 3 things you can do to fix it. First, you might have a virus. While these are made public so much now, it is not as popular to hear... If a virus is on your computer, it could be running programs on your computer, in the background, without you even knowing it. ... Make sure you have the virus definitions updated, and this will prevent any of the viruses from getting in your computer.

Ways That Viruses Spread by Eric Koshinsky
For a virus or similar program to have any great impact it needs to be able to spread from one machine to another. They are specifically designed to get access to parts of your computer system that allow for communication with other machines. Below is a discussion of some of the most common... If for some reason that boot information is infected with a virus, the virus is activated and possibly transferred to the computer's hard drive (if the infection was on a CD for example). ... Once the boot code on the hard drive is infected the virus will be loaded into your computer's memory every...

Getting Rid of Spyware and Viruses by Sezer Bozkurt
Whether you run anti-virus and anti-spyware or not, your computer can still be infected. This is due to the ever evolving nature of the internet allowing new innovations for good and bad. Now that your computer is infected, what can you do? There are several things you can do. ... You can clean up your hard drive with anti-virus and anti-spyware software. ... Usually with spyware, once you have even a few files infected, they spread like a virus and attempt to propogate themselves. ... Should you continue to experience slower PC speeds, you could try using a virus scanner to not only scan...

Are You Protecting Your Computer? by Alton Hargrave
Do you know what to look for in anti-virus software? You just bought yourself a new computer! Can't wait to get it out of the box. Maybe you have had a computer before and maybe this is your second or third computer. And, you don't want to have all those problems you hear about. ... I will explain some of the features you should look for in anti-virus software. ... Everything on your computer, from your valuable software, your work, to your personal financial records is contantly at risk. ... Don't try to postpone using anti-virus software.