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How do you prevent the spread of viruses?
Stop buying antivirus software so the virus makers go out of business.
Why sould you keep your antivirus up to date?
because new viruses are CONSTANTLY being released. and if your Antivirus is using outdated virus signatures and the new virus comes in to your computer...the antivirus wont be able to see it and stop it and it will wreak havoc on your computer.
How invented the first antivirus software and when was it written?
Although there is some debate about who can be credited with the first anti-virus software, the most popular opinion is that a man named Bernt Fix developed the first anti-virus package back in 1987 to stop the Vienna virus. Just three years later, 19 different products were developed for similar purposes, including well known McAfee and Norton AntiVirus.
Will Antivirus software stop all viruses?
No. Only those known to the antivirus producers.
What is the definition of computer virus and anty virus?
A virus is malicious code that the has the ability to replicate, execute and send to other user through a host. The host is the infected computer. Virus usually alter, change or delete files. Antivirus is software that finds, removes, cleans or denies access to a virus or the infected file. Antivirus software does the impossible. Most people have about 100,000 files on their computers. You would have to know a lot of code and you would have to look in every single file. Now some antivirus software is better than others. The best kinds of antivirus software is the type that not only looks for things it recognizes but it looks for virus like behavior. This very useful because lets say there is an undiscovered virus. But it acts like a virus that has already been detected. Well looking for virus like behavior increase the chance of discovering a new virus. Good antivirus software has a firewall. Detecting the infection before it reaches your computer is a great method of staying protected.
What are the antivirus programs?
Hi, they are special program that protects your PC from being violated. Generally speaking, antivirus software plays an important role in protecting PC. Antivirus software is designed for eliminating virus, Trojan and malware. It can monitor, scan and upgrade automatically. As you know, Kaspersky, Norton and Panda are all famous antivirus software.AnswerThey are programs that specifically look through your computer to find, stop and destroy programs that are malicious to your computer.
Who invented antivirus?
Bernd Fix was possibly the first person to remove a virus publicly from a computer. But the first 'Antivirus'application came on the Atari ST which was released by the Atari corporation in 1985.The antivirus on the computer was called 'G Data' by G data software inc.
Why do antivirus software don't support cracks?
The simple answer is because cracks, key gens, patches are considered Malware as they are essentially being used to get something for free which you would normally have to pay for.. Anti virus software is designed to stop Spyware and Malware
Where can I find more information on antivirus downloads?
It's essential to have antivirus for your computer because it will stop virus from infecting your computer. I recommend AVG, here's a link to its download: free.avg.com/us-en/free-antivirus-download
Why does a computer need an antivirus?
to stop you from getting virus when being on the Internet
If you have a virus on your computer and you have AVG can AVG delete the virus or does it just stop them from coming in?
Avg find and deleted or quarantines the virus . But you need to be sure your antivirus is updated regularly
How do you stop an antivirus software?
Go to add/remove programs on the control panel and remove it or use the original software to remove it.
