1)How often and how fast are virus definitions updated. You want answer to be “As soon as a new threat is found”. 2)Are virus definitions updated automatically by software? You want answer to be “YES”. 3)Can you configure software to check for updates every time you go online? You want answer to be “YES”. 4)Is software “smart” so that it can find viruses it doesn’t even know about yet? You want answer to be “YES”. 5)Can it scan incoming and outgoing email automatically? You want answer to be “YES” 6)Can you configure it once to perform automatic scans of your entire computer on a regular schedule? You want answer to be “YES”. 7)Does it provide a way to ‘clean out’ any viruses etc. that are found? You want answer to be “YES”. 8)Are upgrades to software package performed automatically, regularly, and at no cost? You want answer to be “YES”.

Understanding basics of antivirus software should help you understand why you need it, why you need it kept up to date and give you some clues about how to check you are buying or have a good package. You probably want something that makes whole task as easy as possible – that usually means automating everything. It’s usually a good idea to add a bit of personal knowledge to mix. Knowing what your software does helps you know what you should do!

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Even at its most innocuous, for instance when it’s presenting unwanted advertising, malware should be resisted. For one thing it’s impossible to easily tell relatively harmless from downright evil. But in any case, who wants their computer or internet clogged up with totally unwanted junk? By its very nature malware is hidden and difficult to sniff out - usually some specialist software is needed to help out. If you’re not sure if you have malware on your pc, it’s a good idea to assume you have. There’s a fair chance that removal is needed for everyone who has ever downloaded anything from internet! There are plenty of spyware and adware removal tools on market. They tend to offer simple menus from which you can choose to scan individual elements of your computer, such as registry, cookies or currently running programs. As with all software that search for latest developments by malicious programmers (like antivirus software for example), main thing you’re looking for is a company that keeps its development up to date. Ask yourself ‘how new are their internet updates?’ And because Malware removal utilities rely upon keeping up to date, you’re looking for software that makes it easy to have updated files downloaded from internet to your pc easily or even automatically.

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