Protect Your Computer And Lifestyle With An Antivirus Program

By Abbey Dale

In the real world, identity theft happens everyday, and your antivirus program is a part of that type of security. This means that without a good anti virus program, the virus can actually affect your lively hood and lifestyle

While most computer virus's are all about taking resources from your computer, many today are also after personal information. Identity theft is now one of the main reasons to attack your computer, and virus programmers are making plenty of money buy developing a virus program to steal your identity.

When it comes to your identity, it means your personal information. Things such as your SS#, your personal address, your driver's license number and other bits of information all make up your personal identity. Once stolen, your identity is then used for a wide assortment of purposes.

This means that someone has enough information about you to not only steal your identity but set you up with an alternate identity as well. They will give you a new address, change your work and income information, use your credit report and change information there, and of course, use that information to get new credit cards, or perhaps even to get a mortgage or sell a home to receive the cash themselves even though they didn't own the home.

Now you might understand why your computer antivirus program is so important. You need an program that doesn't just block your computer from being used to send spam email, you need a virus program that will completely block your computer from malicious or nefarious programs that may steal your identity as well.

You need to make sure that your virus program is updated with new virus protection everyday, it can usually be done manually or the best antivirus programs will offer you automated updating to make sure you're protected. Remember, there are programmers out there just looking for a way around your antivirus and antispam programs

Make sure any virus program you purchase has been researched and you know how to use it and set the automatic update scheduling. After all, it's not just protecting your computer but also your lifestyle so you want a program you can trust.

There are a very wide assortment of anti virus programs available, some from companies that have been in the virus protection business for a very long time such as Norton, or Trend Micro, may be a good one, then others are open source programs.

There are other programs out there you can use, usually considered open source anti virus programs, but unless you're pretty computer savvy, stick with one that is consumer friendly and has been around for some time. While many open source products are innovative and up to date, you may not understand which one to choose unless you have some basic antivirus knowledge.

Make sure your computer is fully protected against virus programs, and remember, it's not just about malicious programming and stealing your resources anymore. - 30201

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