- At all times especially when your computer has access to internet, uses flash disks and other storage devices please make sure you have an anti virus installed and upto date.
- Ensure that you scan any external storage device after plugging it into your pc.
- Avoid loading untrusted sites for those who have internet, examples of untrusted sites include pornographic content sites etc.
- Avoid opening attachments from addresses you don't know.
- Regularly perform full scans of you pcs.
My recomendation for the best antivirus.
I'm often asked about several other popular anti-virus or anti-virus combination packages. Yes, I realize that they are not in my recommendation list. "Enough said..."
From 2003 through mid-2008, my personal choice was ESET's small, fast NOD32 anti-virus program, which offers a FREE 30-day evaluation license. I still consider NOD32 to be one of the best in anti-virus protection — and it continues to get recognition and awards. Unlike some of its competitors, ESET offers multiple-year licenses also, and includes program updates in the multiple-year license.
Then, I changed from my long-time choices NOD32 (antivirus) and Sunbelt's CounterSpy (antispyware) to Sunbelt's VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware.
I found that VIPRE puts even less load on my computer than the speedy combination of NOD32 and CounterSpy. I've also been impressed with the way its "deep scan" has found and eliminated risks that were stored in zip files, which is one of the latest malware email tricks. Sunbelt Software offers multi-year licenses and home site licenses on its software, both of which include program updates as well as signature updates.
Sunbelt has recently released version 4 of VIPRE Antivirus (they dropped the "+ Antispyware" from the name, although the functions are there) and, more importantly, they released VIPRE Antivirus Premium, which integrates their new firewall software into the package. Sunbelt offers 30-day free trials of VIPRE Antivirus and VIPRE Antivirus Premium.
My anti-virus and anti-spyware choice for my computers and those of my family's computers is VIPRE Antivirus Premium
I'm often asked for alternatives to the programs that I recommend, especially by people who want to buy one package (a "suite") to do everything.
As a result, I tried a couple security suites to pick a suite that I would be willing to use, in order to have something I can recommend. ESET Smart Security 4 is my recommended suite alternative. Smart Security 4 has gotten great ratings and includes antivirus and antispyware, both from their current NOD32 v4 version, and antispam and firewall. I no longer use it and have returned to Sunbelt's VIPRE Antivirus Premium, but for a suite choice, that's what I would use.
Others may include the following as other choices to consider choices
avira antivirus, kaspersky antivirus, avast antivirus, trend micro antivirus, norton antivirus, bitdefender antivirus, f prot antivirus
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