Securing your computer with AntiVirus

People maybe consider that productivity tools such as OpenOffice.org or Microsoft Office is an important software for our computer, but another thing is also important for our computer. It's Anti Virus, a very common software that protects your computers from virus attacks. Antivirus (or anti-virus) software is used to prevent, detect, and remove malware, including computer viruses, worms, and trojan horses. Such programs may also prevent and remove adware, spyware, and other forms of malware. Anti-virus software has become a must-have tool for many computer users. If a virus infects your computer, in some cases it can actually use your computer to send it's self to others. You will not know this is happening until you start getting emails from your friends and relatives wanting to know why you are sending them a virus. If you do not have an antivirus program on your computer, one that gives frequent updates, then you are not only leaving yourself unprotected, but also everyone that is in your address book.

However, no matter how useful antivirus software is, it can sometimes have drawbacks. Antivirus software can degrade computer performance if it is not designed efficiently. Inexperienced users may have trouble understanding the prompts and decisions that antivirus software presents them with. An incorrect decision may lead to a security breach. If the antivirus software employs heuristic detection (of any kind), success depends on achieving the right balance between false positives and false negatives. False positives can be as destructive as false negatives. Finally, antivirus software generally runs at the highly trusted kernel level of the operating system, creating a potential avenue of attack.

Several names are already known as best antivirus software: Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010, McAfee Total Protection 2010, McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2010, Norton Antivirus 2010, or AVG Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware.

Another software that really interesting is BitDefender Total Security 2010. We get this review from a very cool site, www.howtogeek.com. BitDefender Total Security 2010 provides the ultimate proactive protection for your PCs, without slowing them down. It combines advanced protection against viruses, spyware, hackers, spam and other e-threats. Moreover, its system maintenance and backup tools keep your PC running fast and protected from data loss. Instant Messaging Encryption keeps your conversations private on Yahoo! and MSN Messenger. File Vault securely stores personal information or sensitive files. It also features improved Parental Controls that block inappropriate website and limits time they spend online and playing games.

BitDefender Total Security 2010 is more stream lined and is easier to set up than previous versions. The configuration wizard let’s you set it up based on how you will use your PC from beginner to expert. It also has a lot more than protection from malware to offer. While it does provide real-time protection against malware, hackers, SPAM, identity theft, and more — it also provides Parental Protections, System Tune-up Utilities, Secure Data Backup and more. The user interface is light, easy to use and navigate, and is lighter on system resources than some other full featured security suites. The extra Tune-up tasks are easy to run and do an adequate job, however they are basic and experienced users will want to use more advanced utilities for these tasks. The easy setup based on the type of user you are is also an added bonus. They offer a free 30 day evaluation to test before you buy and is $59.95 after that for a full license that allows you to protect 1 user.

BitDefender official site : http://bitdefender.qcomgroup.com/
BitDefender trial download : Trial for 30 days
Buy BitDefender : BitDefender for 59.95 USD