15 Nov Why should you must get anti-virus?

From time to time, your pc might be affected by computer viruses that damage or interfere with the applications and data so they don’t work properly anymore. At present, computer viruses travel through the internet from one computer to another in disguise. It might be hidden in a file you downloaded, or an email with an attractive subject line you opened, or trick messages using names of organizations (such as your bank) you are actually acquainted with. Anti-virus is a type of software that detects, isolates and removes virus files from a computer.

Here are the threats an anti-virus can protect you from:

Viruses

Commonly users get attacked by a computer virus by downloading questionable files or visiting phishing sites. Hackers are creating more complicated and tricky viruses every day, so it’s not so easy to recognize corrupt files or visit shady websites. Despite being tech savvy anyone’s device can be attacked by viruses. They can cause damage to important documents and files, deletion, slow down the speed, or cause permanent damage to your computer. A good anti-virus can impede 99.99 percent of known viruses.

Spyware and identity theft

Spyware is a specific kind of virus that infects your computer and spies on you; looking for and stealing all your personal information stored in your computer. Personal data may include financial data, passwords, credit card numbers, social security numbers etc. Some spyware runs on the background and saves data in real time. For example if you are shopping online, as soon as you enter your credit card number the spyware saves the information; then the hacker gets his hands on the information. Then they can make purchases using your credit or executes banking transactions etc. Anti-virus software prevents these identity thieves by detecting and stopping the spyware. 

Spam

Spam emails can be caused by viruses that has already attacked your computer and stored itself in. Installing anti-virus software secures your computer from these type of viruses, thus reducing the spam to a minimum.

If you are looking for someone to set up an anti-virus system for your pc’s protection, call PCFIXIT as soon as possible.