AD-Ware, Spyware & Virus's

The biggest problem today is the morons on the internet that create AD-Ware, Spyware & Virus's. For most people it's hard enough to operate a PC, now they have to spend 90% of their time worried when it's going to blow up because some 16 year old kid is bored and releases havoc on the Net.

Today AD-Ware, Spyware & Virus's can come in email, from the web via web page code, links or in an image. The only protection we have is products that significantly slow down our PC's because the have to scan everything that goes in and out of the PC. Some of my favorite products are Avira AV(FREE), Spybot S&D(FREE), IOBit security 360(FREE for a short time) and Lavasoft AD-Aware(FREE). These four products have helped keep my systems clean for the last 2-5yrs.

The products that stay constantly running on my systems are Avira AV and Spybot S&D's Teatimer service. The rest I run on a weekly basis.

But the point I wanted to make in this entry was that it doesn't matter what you use, if it's Norton, McAfee or something else. The most important thing to do is keep it updated and check that it is scanning. All of the products show the last time it was updated and the last time it scanned the PC. If the dates are more than a week old. Update and Scan.

Here is one more thing everyone has to worry about now. Makers of AD-Ware, Spyware & Virus's realize that people are more proactive. So now they started making the pop-up look like you are receiving a message from the installed Anti-virus product. One you click on it, your infected. The only thing you can do is read the message carefully. If it does not have the name or images of your Anti-virus product don't click it.

So what's a person to do? Well, be proactive and make sure you use Anti-virus, ADAware, Spyware detection products and keep them updated. Make sure they are scanning. And don't automatically click on pop-up until you read the whole message and can determine if it's real or not. If you suspect it's not real, disconnect your PC from the network by unplugging the network cable or shutoff the router and power down the PC. Pull the power plug if you have to. Then start it back up and run the Anti-virus, ADAware, Spyware detection products one at a time before plugging it back into the internet.