Why do I need antivirus software?
What is antivirus software?
Software which has been made to detect and remove viruses on a computer.
What does it do?
Most antivirus software will run an automatic scan in the background of your computer and scans every part of your computer to check for viruses or malware. Sometimes you can manually select the type of scan you want to run usually a Quick, Full or Custom scan. Depending on which type of antivirus software you get, whether paid or free, antivirus software can do more when it comes to protecting your computer.
Which antivirus software?
It is up to you, what antivirus software you want to use for your computer. The first option to make is do you want free or paid antivirus software. It is important that you have antivirus software installed onto your computer as there are so many types of viruses and malware being exposed. If you want to do all you can to protect your computer, then paid antivirus software is probably the best option as it will offer more protection than free antivirus software. It doesn’t matter which antivirus software you have, but as long as you have some and it does the job of protecting your computer against viruses and removes a virus efficiently if a virus is detected on your computer.
Kaspersky, MacAfee, Sophos, Norton, Symantec. These are all known security companies which provide users with antivirus software to protect their computer. Many security packages have subscriptions which often are 1 or 2 years. Paid antivirus software usually has better features for protecting your computer such as safe banking, parental controls and backing files up if a virus has bee detected. Paid antivirus software can also cover many other devices such as smartphones and tablets. Although most paid antivirus software are quite expensive, it’s worth knowing that you’re computer has some protection.a