Anti viruses and why we need them

An article on why anti viruses play such a significant part on the internet and why we need them.

It is an undisputed fact that the Internet is not a safe place anymore. We often hear news of major banks being hacked, people getting scammed through websites, virus outbreaks, and malicious software to beware of. Someone sitting in front of his or her computer at home can even become a victim of information theft. Your credit card information, address, social security number, or some of your private files can be easily stolen without protection. You can be at home surfing the website or at work checking your email, then suddenly, your computer crashes. The chances are, your computer is under attack from a malicious object, this object, called a virus is contracted either through infected files, websites, or even hardware.

With the amount of increasingly new complex types of viruses coming out everyday, it is significant that every computer is protected with a top quality anti virus. According to governmentsecurity.org reports, there are “57000 fake websites trying to infect users” weekly. However if you have an anti virus installed on your computer, these attacks can be prevented.

An anti virus can serve many purposes. For one, it will warn you if a website you are visiting is harmful or trying to download infected files into your computer without consent. It will also check links exchanged that are exchanged online with your peers or links displayed by websites (search engines too). Other than that, download links will also be scanned. This will dramatically decrease the risk of virus attacks on your machine.

Another key feature of an anti virus is the spam protection feature. This will scan all of your incoming emails on whether there is a threat within the email in the form of an attachment or spam. It will warn you if there is an infected attachment and will also filter out the spam mail. For business users, the anti virus will also scan the mail server and the file server for any viruses or threats.

In today’s Internet atmosphere, a firewall is a must for almost every computer that is exposed to the Internet or other computers. A firewall will keep hackers out of your network and keep your wireless network secure from any information theft.  This will protect your personal information, as well as any other significant information that is kept on the computer. For businesses, this is vital because a lot of the business’ confidential information is stored on the computer and needs protection.

As viruses are evolving everyday, your anti virus needs to be updated almost daily. Everyday, a new type of threat is being written and released onto the Internet for malicious purposes. As Kaspersky’s Q1/2011 Malware Report shows, there are 33 web based attacks per second. In terms of local attacks, there are 53 files being infected per second, stemming from over 2 million different malicious programs. These staggering figures stress the need for an anti virus with an updated database, enabling it to recognize the latest forms of threats and attacks.

Over here at Synchrosys Consultings & Software, we are proud to offer our clients and potential clients as well, the crème de la crème of anti viruses, AVG Anti Virus. With a wide range of AVG products suitable for workplaces, home use, small offices, and enterprises, customers will not be disappointed. We give our customers the most affordable rates and premium support on these products. Feel free to visit our anti virus page for the latest promotions, discounts, and deals.