Thursday, October 23, 2008

Virus Attacks Increase Feeding Off The Economic Downturn

Spammers are hard at work. playing off the fears people have during this housing market downturn and the worries about the economy in the U.S. and worldwide. The spammers are looking to steal personal information to be used in their criminal activities. If you receive an email with words like "Facing foreclosure? We can help" or "Save your house" in the subject line, and offering a solution to your problem if you follow a link, we recommend you delete it immediately. More than likely it is an email that has been sent by a spammer looking to steal personal information that by following the instructions given will do nothing but cause you more problems.

In these times of economic uncertainty spammers will try to pull people in with what appears to be a possible solution to their current situation. Reports by anti virus software developerss show a steady increase in virus attacks during the slow down in the economy.

If you currently do not have an antivirus software installed on your computer, you need to immediately. By doing so you will have an extra layer of protection against malicious software attacks, infection and identity theft. There are many reputable antivirus software developers offering security solutions that you can learn about at AntiVirus Remedies.

Do yourself a favor and delete email from unexpected and unknown sources and install anti virus software.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Protect Yourself and Your PC... Use Antivirus Software

It’s no surprise these days, making sure the personal information on your computer is secure, is a very important part of protecting your private information. If you’re like most people, you in all probability don’t really understand the true nature of malicious software and how you can help protect yourself against identity theft and other threats.

There are quite a few manufacturers that make a variety of security software to combat viruses, worms, malware, spyware, phishing software and other threats. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009, Norton Antivirus 2009 and BitDefender Antivirus 2009 are three of the most frequently used antivirus programs available.

Norton Antivirus 2009 not only is a total anti-virus platform; it includes anti-spyware as well. Norton Antivirus 2009 can be set up pretty easily and it protects your personal computer very well. Previous versions of the Norton Antivirus software tended to be a drain on the resources of your personal computer, making your PC run slowly. The latest release is garnering rave reviews from the Norton faithful, marvelling at the ease of use and increase in speed.

Kaspersky Labs Anti-Virus 2009 is also a fully featured anti-virus and anti-spyware software program which has fully configurable features. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 does its job very well, and is very simple to use once you have it installed. An additional benefit is that when compared to previous versions of Norton Antivirus, its pretty light on your computer’s system resources. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 does very well in tests from respectable places like ZDNET for anti-virus protection. Some end user feedback is that Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 can be a cumbersome installation and the lack of an efficient customer service department.

Overall, BitDefender Anti-Virus 2009 is a fantastic choice. It doesn’t require much of your computer’s system resources to run, doesn’t demand much upkeep and has all of the functions and features you need. Their technical support teams whether over the phone or through live chat is very responsive and knowledgeable. It’s also a great offer because it is so affordable, particularly when you think how many features you get for the cost - which is unusual.

To learn more about these and other antivirus software products, visit

AntiVirusRemedies.com

Monday, September 29, 2008

AntiVirus Remedies

Welcome to the Antivirus Remedies Blog.

We will be posting recent developments and our thoughts on the anti virus software market.
Please feel free to comment with your feedback and how we can improve.

The Antivirus Remedies Team

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