Anti-Virus

Trojan Horses - What are they? What do they do?
By Kelley Kilanski

A Trojan is a type of virus of worm that can cause serious damage to your computer. It's a program that at first glance may seem safe but in actuality contains something quite harmful. So harmful, in fact, it can ruin your computer by causing widespread damage that may be irreversible. If you remember your history, you will recall that the Greeks won the Trojan was by hiding in a large hollow wooden horse in order to enter a heavily fortified Troy without knowledge. This indeed is how a Trojan gains access to your computer. Trojans get on your computer by downloading seemingly harmless programs such as games, pictures, music or movie files, but once these programs are executed, their job begins. Trojans may only do things to annoy, but they can do worse damage. Trojans can erase your disk, send your credit card numbers and passwords to a stranger or let others use your computer for illegal purposes like denial of service attacks, crippling networks for months.

Your best protection is Anti-Virus Software that continually updates and to be careful about what you download off the internet. You only want to download from services or websites that you know to be safe.

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Anti-virus

Why You Need Anti-Virus Software
by Kelley Kilanski

Antivirus software is meant to help you protect against computer viruses, adware, spyware, trojans and more. If you don't have adequate antivirus software, you are asking for a world of trouble in many forms. As you use the internet, especially if you're using a PC, software is being downloaded onto your computer without your knowledge and could stop your computer from working properly or worse, steal your personal information in order to steal not only your money but your identity as well.

Antivirus software helps protect against this by identifying these forms of attack on your computer before they do damage and destroys them. Antivirus software can also eliminate annoyances like pop-ups. Many antivirus software online distributors allow you to scan your computer for free before purchasing their product. If you don't have any viruses or adware on your computer, great. But, even if you don't, it doesn't mean you won't in the future if you don't have adequate protection.

For information on antivirus software and to get a free scan, go to Opinedmind