Information on Virus Protection Software

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By Jade B.
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If you have a computer or laptop, you would be remiss to connect to the Internet nowadays without having some type of virus protection software installed. There are many different types of virus attacks, including trojans and worms. Symantec estimates that there are over 700,000 different types of viruses in existence.

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Types

Three popular and highly regarded virus protection software programs are McAfee, Panda Anti-Virus and Norton Anti-Virus (see links below).

Misconceptions

Virus protection software is not the same as spyware protection software. You have to buy or download separate software to protect your computer from spyware.

History

The first widely known virus protection software was Dr. Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit.

Considerations

Virus protection programs help prevent a virus attack by doing regular automatic virus scans.

Considerations

Since many virus attacks come in the form of email attachments, a good virus protection program will identify and automatically delete suspicious emails.