Welcome to the Internet security software page, using
broadband Internet has a bad side and that is that the
Internet is full of unwelcome viruses, spyware and other
threats. So we very much recommend that you use some
Internet security software, you simply install this
software and it will protect you while you are online
by stopping any viruses, spyware, hacking attempts or
anything else.
Internet security software generally includes two basic
components: anti virus protection and a firewall, some
also include spyware protection and other tools which
are worth looking out for.
Anti virus is a very important aspect of Internet
security software as if your computer were to get
infected with a virus it could cause all kinds of
problems and potentially damage your computer. Anti
virus software continually monitors your computer
for any viruses and if any are found it will remove
them, you should also do a full system scan at least
once per month as this is a more thorough anti virus
scan. It is important to buy anti virus software that
is updated regularly as there are new virus springing
up all of the time so anti virus software that updates
itself is best as it will always be up-to-date. Norton
Anti Virus is a very good choice as it has the Live
Update option that updates the anti virus information
as soon as it is released so you are always protected.
A firewall is also a very important aspect of your Internet
security as this prevents unauthorised access to your computer
while you are online, hackers are always looking for computers
to break into and a firewall basically makes your computer
invisible to these hackers. A firewall also has other functions
such as preventing any software on your computer accessing
the Internet if you do not want it to and stopping any malicious
software from harming your computer, when you first use the
firewall it will keep asking you about your software so that
it knows what is allowed but once this is done the firewall
will protect you almost un-noticed.
Anti spyware software is also worth looking out for as spyware
is becoming a real problem on the Internet, this is sneaky
software that installs on your computer without your knowledge
and then hits you with advertising such as pop-ups and also
spies on all of your online activities and sends them back
to the spyware company. So if you get allot of un-wanted pop-ups
for no reason then you probably have some spyware installed,
it is very easy these days to un-knowingly install spyware
as it is often bundled in with free software that you may
download (you have to ask yourself why that software is free)
and you can also pick up spyware by visiting some unscrupulous
web sites. Luckily it is quite easy to remove most spyware,
there is software like Adaware
that scans your computer and removes any spyware that it finds
and best of all it is free, there is also often spyware protection
included with Internet security software and it is well worth
checking for if you are buying some Internet security software.
One other thing that you have to be aware of is that there
are lots of unscrupulous companies that offer what looks like
anti spyware software when it is in fact the exact opposite
so you may think that you are going to be removing spyware
but you will be in fact adding to the spyware on your computer,
for this reason it is best to only trust Adaware, spyware
protection that is bundled with Internet security software
or anti spyware software from reputable sources such as Download.com
So you can see that there are many threats out there when
using broadband and it is a very good idea to get protected,
the best option is Internet security software that includes
anti virus and spyware protection and also has a firewall
included. Norton Internet Security is a very good choice as
it includes all of these and more such as privacy protection
and parental controls, parental controls allow you to control
what your children can access when they are online and is
very useful. As well as Norton there are also other providers
of Internet security software such as McAfee, BullGaurd, ZoneAlarm
and AVG and they all offer a variety of Internet security
software but Norton Internet Security is the most popular
and includes everything that you could need to remain safe
online.
