Windows Virus Protection Primer Tutorial

Windows Virus Protection Primer Tutorial

Windows users will almost always have considered the issue of Virus protection. The term “Virus Protection” encompasses, for many of us, so much more these days. Terminology that springs to mind with regards to that general concept of “protecting your computer from harmful software” could be …

• virus protection
• internet security
• malware
• spyware
• adware

… and other concepts that swirl around this issue include …

• firewall
• signatures
• live update
• scan
• threat
• quarantine
• intrusion prevention
• safe surfing
• identify safe
• download intelligence
• backup
• computer/network/web/insight/email/browser/intrusion/SONAR protection

Of the software available we like …

• Norton by Symantec … the most comprehensive and efficient we know
• AVG … freeware
• McAfee

… and there is always Windows Defender … as supplied with Windows.

Here is the list tested by PC and Tech Authority (magazine, March 2016) with detailed tabular findings …

• Avast Free AntiVirus 2016 🔗
• AVG AntiVirus Free 🔗
• Bullguard Internet Security 🔗
• Eset Smart Security 🔗
• Kaspersky Total Security Multi-Device 🔗
• McAfee Internet Security 🔗
• Microsoft Security Essentials 🔗
• Norton Internet Security Premium 🔗
• Trend Micro Maximum Security 10 🔗

One way or the other these Windows “defenders” are very important in today’s personal computing space.

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