Your Anti Virus Program
Having just suffered a virus attack myself, I find myself reading anything being posted on the internet about this problem.
I stumbled on an excellent article written by Eugene Kaspersky, the head of Kapersky Lab Virus Research which starts out:
Reading this article, you'll have a better understanding what virus applications are all about and maybe give you an idea of which software company you want protecting your computer.
I stumbled on an excellent article written by Eugene Kaspersky, the head of Kapersky Lab Virus Research which starts out:
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The Internet today is a breeding ground for criminal activity. Home users, small and medium businesses, international corporations and governmental bodies all suffer from constant attacks by viruses and Trojans. The reasons why the Internet is in this condition have been widely discussed, and will continue to be discussed. But what do I meant when I say that the Internet is a fertile environment for crime? At bottom, it means that money is being made illegally by creating and distributing malicious programs, which will: 1. steal personal and corporate bank account information 2. steal credit card numbers 3. conduct DDoS attacks, with the instigators then demanding money to stop the attacks - a cyber racket) 4. create networks of Trojan proxy servers. These can be used to send spam, and for commercial gain 5. create zombie networks, which can be exploited in multiple ways 6. create programs which download and install adware to the victim machine 7. install Trojan dialers which will repeatedly call pay services 8. etc. |