What Is Anti-Virus Protection?
Computers are highly susceptible to a variety of infections and problems. Viruses are one of the most common of these problems. Understanding how to remove viruses from your computer can help keep your computer safe and healthy.
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Computer Viruses
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Computer viruses are programs that attach themselves to programs and files on your computer and alter the function and cause damage. They spread by altering the program file to multiply.
Anti-Virus Software
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Anti-virus software will detect the viruses on your computer and clean them off your computer. They will clean the viruses off the hard drive, quarantine any infected files and delete anything necessary.
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Pay Software
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There are many programs available that you can buy to protect your computer from viruses. Antigen, Avast, Bit Defender, eSafe, HouseCall, Norton AntiVirus, Symantec and many others are available for download and payment will allow you to update your virus definitions regularly.
Free Software
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Most pay software has an option to download free versions of their virus protection programs. These free versions will detect and clean viruses from your computer but lose options such as updates and automatic and scheduled scanning.
Worms and Trojans
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Worms and Trojans are other types of computer infections that can damage your computer. They are not viruses but can cause similar problems. Most anti-virus protection programs will cleans worms and Trojans from your computer.
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