| A virus is a malicious program that is written with the intent of replicating itself by infecting your computer and passing itself onto other computers. Computer Viruses can be transmitted via email, networks, web sites, floppy disks, or CDROMs. They can open your computer to remote access, delete important files, and steal your passwords or identity. To combat and protect yourself from these threats you need Anti-virus software.
Common Features of Anti-Virus Programs
1. Preventing viruses from infecting your PC.
2. Detecting Viruses on Websites that you visit.
3. Detecting Email borne viruses.
4. Detecting Viruses on removable disks (CDs, floppies, USB devices)
5. Automatically update: All anti-virus products should check for updates to their virus definition databases automatically on a daily basis. |