How to Fight Computer Viruses by Antivirus Software

 

How to Fight Computer Viruses by Antivirus Software

Now that you know which the most common types of computer viruses are, we will tell you what to do to protect your computer. The main thing is to install Antivirus Software. These will help you to deal with any danger against your computer.

Invest in one of these programs to protect your computer and also mobile devices. In the market there are many options that you can choose from. There are paid and free alternatives; the latter are usually more complete.

But it is not just about installing them, it is necessary to keep them updated. In general, when installing an antivirus it checks for updates online frequently. You will only have to configure it for the same program to take care of it.

What is Antivirus Software?

Antiviruses are programs designed to detect and eliminate virus attacks on the computer. This type of program is essential for computer security since it allows you to act before someone infects the computer. This type of software protects against external threats. Although they can slow down your computer because they use resources like RAM and CPU cycles. What they do is scan documents, programs, and folders, as well as email for possible viruses. They do inspections in real time and on a regular basis to make sure there is no threat to the equipment.

Types of antivirus

There are three types of antivirus that are used to prevent, identify and eliminate the damage caused by computer viruses. These are:

·        Preventive antivirus. They are installed on the computer's hard drive and are responsible for analyzing the data that enters and leaves. In this way they can anticipate a possible infection.

·       Antivirus identifiers. If any malware has attacked the computer, this program identifies it. To do this, it analyzes the files on the computer.

·   Decontaminating antivirus. They are the ones in charge of eliminating a virus that has attacked the computer.

Recovery strategies and methods

You will reduce the damage caused by viruses if they make a regular backup of your data and the operating system on different media, that are disconnected from the system, such as a hard disk, or that are archived in such a way that others cannot access them as CDs or DVDs read only.

In this way if data is lost you can restore it. 

More security tips for your computer

Installing Antivirus / antimalware Software is essential, but not enough to protect your computers. Here we leave you other recommendations that you should apply to keep your computer virus free.

·       Have strong passwords for your email, social media, and more.

·      Make frequent backups. In this way if the equipment becomes contaminated you can recover your files.

·    Keep the firewall active. Most operating systems include a firewall or firewall that protects against certain connections. Thus preventing any virus or malicious program from infecting your computer.

·     Analyze any pen-drive or memory card before running them on your computer. These are a fairly frequent route of contamination.

·     Defragment your hard drive frequently. It will allow you to save space on your computer and make it go faster.

·      Deleting junk files will also speed up your computer. Especially when analyzing it. To do this, empty the recycle bin and delete the cache of each browser you have installed.

·       Update your web browsers. Since older versions may have security gaps.

·       Always use original software and do not install or run programs that have dubious origin. This includes antivirus.

·        If your computer has suffered an attack, after cleaning it change all the keys.

·    Educate everyone who uses the computer or the network on the precautions they should take. This is very important in companies:

o   Do not open suspicious emails or links.

Ø  Analyze any file to be downloaded.

Ø  Do not download any programs or files if the antivirus is disabled.

Ø  Pay attention to browser warnings. If the browser identifies the web as insecure, close it immediately.

Ø  Report any suspicious activity on the computer for its respective analysis.