Protect Your pc From Attacks - Computer Antivirus Protection

Readers must understand before continuing reading the article that there is not such a thing as a secure system for your computer or web browser,there is not magic tool that you can use to eliminate  100% of your risk,probably an antivirus protection may reduce the risk from some viruses,but when a product claim to secure your computer 100% from viruses or other security threats should be viewed with great skepticism.

There are numerous forms where the security of your computer can be violated,at present the most insidious threats come from Trojans,viruses,phishings,and hackers,your computer may be vulnerable and violated when you try to download unfamiliar email attachments,attacked by malware or spyware that gets into your computer and hides in the background while it makes unwanted changes to your user experience,some computers have not protection from them or from port scanning.

Port scanning  violations involve a software and of course a person as hacker or cracker and they can scanner a computer’s ports,This is a place where the information goes,the software try to identify an open door to break into your system,around 1.2 billion are victims of port scanning each month,every time you access to the internet a port is open,but there are software products to deny the access to port scanner.

What To Do About It?

- Do not open unknown programs on your computer,make sure that you know the sender,so don’t download any attachments unless you've double checked that they're legitimate.

- Use Strong Passwords,one of the big mistake is to use the same password for everything,some people often use the name of their pets,birthdays,anniversary dates,children,doing this will be easy for a hacker to access to your personal information and use your name to open new credit card accounts or enter in online transactions,remember to write the passwords down.

- Patch your operating system,network security attacks can be stopped if users update frequently patches and security fixes,pay attention that everyday new Trojans,worns,and viruses are being created and hackers are looking an open door.

- Make regular backups of important information and store in a safe place separate from your pc as a disk or cd.

- Install a good computer antivirus protection,without antivirus, viruses can have access easily,do a research online,read reviews and testimonials about computer antivirus protection,take the time to choose the best for your needs.

I have listed below the most popular Antivirus Protection programs for your windows-based pcs.

1-Norton Internet Security 2010

Norton always provided excellent detection and removal of malware ,builds on the immense progress made in last year's version, maintaining a low system profile while strengthening its security framework. It's not perfect, but even Symantec's detractors should check it out.

2-Avira Antivir Personal Edition Premium

This is a comprehensive, easy to use antivirus program, designed to offer reliable virus protection to home-users only, Extensive Malware Recognition of viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, worns, etc.

Automatic incremental updates of antivirus signatures, engine and entire software
Permanent virus protection, with Virus Guard real time monitoring

3-Mcafee Virus Scan Plus

McAfee's own antisphishing tool, SiteAdvisor. Although SiteAdvisor was included last year, it lacked the antiphishing component, helping to guard against malicious websites.

4-Karspersky Anti-Virus Personal

Kaspersky Anti-Virus does a better-than-average job of keeping your PC safe, but it lacks the robust feature set of its more-expensive sibling. Several new features have made it into this version along with expected upgrades to the anti-virus engine, Should be used in conjunction with a firewall.

5-Panda Antivirus Pro 2009

It has a lot of great things going for it this year. Previous versions of Panda Antivirus have been less than stellar, and sometimes downright bad,they've included a whole host of extras, the resource usage is comparable to most antivirus applications (although a little sluggish at times), and they've even added a personal firewall! Not bad at all.

6-BitDefender Antivirus Plus

BitDefender Antivirus 2010 holds its own when it comes to solid antivirus protection, great antispyware protection, and even improvements in antiphishing and IM encryption.

7-Eset Nod32

This is highly effective, and now, easy to use. The strength and beauty of this software is its light footprint, relatively fast scanning and superior ThreatSense® Technology that detects malicious software before it has been reported.

8-AVG Anti-Malware

provides integrated security protection against viruses, trojans, worms, spyware and adware, Compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP.