Common Sense and Malware
November 8, 2008 by Antivirus Ware.comLike many viruses and bad other bad things that happen to humans, the best to deal with bad things like viruses, spyware and malware that want to take over your computer is to prevent them from infecting your computer. It is easier to keep them out than get rid of them. There are many great options when it comes preventative software for keeping viruses and malware out of your computer.
It is very important to keep your anti virus, anti malware and anti spyware software up to date. The bad guys are constantly coming up with new ways to infiltrate your computer, and the good guys are constantly coming up with new ways to thwart them. Basically, it’s an arms race. Like it or not, you’ve already taken sides and you will need to keep up.
If, in spite of having checked and made sure you’ve got your anti virus, anti spyware and anti malware software up to date, you find you’ve been infiltrated and your computer has gotten infected, there are still things you can do. There are numerous utilities and tools you can use to clear the invasive software off your computer. Norton Internet Security is an excellent first line of defense against viruses and malware. There are other useful programs, such as AdAware and HijackThis. If all else fails, there is a tool called ComboFix that has a good chance of saving your computer from having to be reformatted.
