Ever since the advent of Internet, many positive things have happened but as every positive has a negative side, it has brought up many bad things to our lives. The first and foremost issue that we face through Internet is Computer Viruses. These are man made program which if you install or download into your PC will lead to various issues from minor to catastrophic, which sometimes will render your PC useless and you might lose all your very important and secure personal data and information which you will never be able to retrieve. The best way to protect your PC from harmful viruses is by not visiting any unknown or suspecting sites or never ever installing a software which you don’t know the source of.
This is when the need of an anti-virus software arise. Antivirus software is nothing but a tool which helps prevent or protects your PC from millions of viruses out there on the wild to infect you PC. It is a must to have an antivirus program in every PC. If you don’t have an antivirus program in your PC then it is just like there is no lock to your home. There are numerous antivirus program which is available in the market right now. Some are paid and some are free to use for home users.
There are various different antivirus programs like Norton, McAfee, AVG, Avast, etc. Among these Norton and McAfee are paid version. While AVG and Avast are freewares. If you feel that you cannot afford or don’t want to spend any money on antivirus programs, then you can have these free antivirus programs downloaded from their respective sites. It is a must, else you are asking for trouble