Virus scanners seem
to be such a pain and they also have an annual or biannual cost to them. First
of all, they run in the background, take up system memory and seem like they do
nothing. So, what does a virus scanner do for you? Are viruses really real, or
do they only happen to other people?
Unfortunately,
viruses are real. I've personally seen them take out large corporate networks
and personal home PC's, causing losses of access and data that's critical to
companies and home users alike. In today's world, so many of us use home
computers for our banking, scheduling, planning, research and more. Us and our
kids use them for schoolwork or treasured items such as our digital photos or
video from that last vacation, that we can never
get back if they are lost.
Viruses are more
devastating than you would think, because they don't just overwrite data, they
corrupt it and some save multiple copies of that corrupted data, to the point
that even some of the best data recovery companies can't get it back!
Viruses take a long
time to get off of personal computers and servers alike; and when it
comes down to it, once they are off, sometimes your system is never the same.
What I would
recommend, to save you heartache (and money) when I come to work on your
computer, that you take advantage of some of the free antivirus products out
there AVG from Grisoft or Avast! antivirus. These products are provide
great, base antivirus functionality to your computer and can save you a lot of
bad in the time to come. And, you will find, their pricing seems to be more
than reasonable, compared to some of the "big name" brands on the
market today.
So, lets make our visit together a more
pleasant one, pick up that antivirus software today!
