AntiVirus Reports : Is Free Antivirus Software the Best Choice?

Is Free Antivirus Software the Best Choice?

Are you stuck on whether you should buy antivirus software or download a free version from the internet? Have you tried to research and lost yourself in the ads for spyware, malware and even the free online Trojan virus removal software? After much investigation, I have come to the conclusion that before I know if I need to purchase the software or download it, I need to know what these bugs are that I am chasing.

While all of the bugs are similar, they have their own specific vices. “Malware is malicious software intended to damage your computer”, and all bugs fall under this category.

A virus will damage your files and also replicate itself. Not all viruses do both, but they prove to be deadly to emails, files and operating systems. Spyware tracks where you visit on the web and sends pop up advertisements at the least convenient times. Spyware does not damage your computer, but it is really bothersome. Spyware companies are like Big Brother, tracking your every move and fulfilling their own agenda with pop ups. Trojans sit in your computer and may not be harmful at first, but they strike when you least expect it. They let hackers and spyware into holes in your computer and carry viruses.

Now that you gone through Malware 101, it is time to protect yourself. If you use a search engine and type in virus removal, each brand of antivirus software whether free or not, will have its own link. It’s important to remember that there is one reason you are doing this research for your computer: protection. Without the right protection you could lose your memories or privacy.

Free virus removal software may list the same tools as one that you pay for, but what you are looking for is virus removal software that can keep up with the growth of the internet. Software that you purchase has technical analysts that work everyday on improving the antivirus kit. This makes the software “more reliable and effective”. Free antivirus software is usually a “shared user program”. This means, like Wikipedia, it can be altered by the user. I don’t know about you, but if I wouldn’t quote Wikipedia to a college professor, I am surely not going to trust my online banking with shared free antivirus software.

The bottom line is that purchasing software will give you the safety of knowing that there is someone out there working every day to protect your computer. You can rest assured knowing that their work will give you “better, quicker updating and more accurate detection and protection.”