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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 and if your Antivirus is using outdated virus signatures and the new virus comes in to your computer...the antivirus wont be able to see it and stop it and it will wreak havoc on your computer.
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 prevent the spread of viruses?
Stop buying antivirus software so the virus makers go out of business.
How do you stop a virus affecting a computer?
try not to download files that might be unsafe and use an antivirus to scan your computer
Can a antivirus software be able to stop a new virus?
yes why not antivirus software is designed for this purpose only it. It keeps on doing backgroud scanning of ur computer and as soon as it detect a virus it will alert u and show the possible ways in which it can be dealt with
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.
What is malicious ad ons?
It is an add on to a program that may or may not work correctly but it could have a virus or do things similer to a virus by destroying your computer or stealing your personal information and you should use and antivirus program to stop them and get rid of them
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.
Will Antivirus software stop all viruses?
No. Only those known to the antivirus producers.
How do you get rid of Thumb drive recycle bin virus?
Thumb drive recycle bin virus is the same as New Folder virus. You should fix it with New Folder Fix Wizard. You also need to install last updates to your antivirus and Windows.http://screamatthepc.com/#/2010/technical-help/rid-pesky-recycler-bin-virus/ Get Rid Of That Pesky Recycler Bin Virus Step by step can be done even if you don't have an antivirus: Stopping Autorun Viruses - this applies to all variants of the virus WORM_AUTORUN.CGDISABLE AUTORUN. This will stop a lot of viruses from spreading from one drive to the other.
