It goes without saying, you must have online protection for your home pc.
You may be of the opinion that as long as you visit sites you can trust then you are immune to attacks from cyberspace. You may have a site malware-advisor that you trust to warn you every time you visit a site. That can only be a good thing in that if the site is shown to be a red-for-danger site you make sure you don’t click on anything. However . . .
. . . just visiting some sites can be enough to infect your pc, even without you taking any action whatsoever You no doubt have a variety of software packages on your pc. Most of those will have some weak spot or other, that is a ‘vulnerability’. When you visit a crimeware site all it needs is the connection via your browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer or Firefox, or one of a well-known list, and unknown to you, you become infected with some unwanted malware.
So in order to counter this type of attack you make sure you only visit sites you know you can trust – sites that pass the advisor examination, and sites which you have used dozens of times before. However . . .
. . . such is the ubiquitous nature of crime syndicates they are constantly at work striving to break into the most popular software, such as Adobe Reader, Flash Player, browser plugins, even antivirus software or cloaking software.
If they can infect a widely used software package the chances of taking over many more computers increases a thousandfold .
So, you are never 100% safe, which means you have to be constantly battling against malware and crimeware. It means you have to go the extra mile and invest funds in a proper real-world security system. A free antivirus can only take you so far.
The security companies are continuously seeking out viruses, Trojans, rootkits, phishing schemes, keyboard logging malware, and etc. The criminal element among us now have software programs which create malware. This of course can be done in only a few minutes at most. The malware can be used by its creator, or sold on to other thieves and fraudsters. They little realise that as they are stealing from others they are cheating and limiting themselves
One would think that people with all this skill with viruses and low-level programming would use the skill to earn good money in an honest profession. Perhaps no-one has told them! Maybe they should watch the movie, “Catch Me If You Can”.
You must know and face up to the reality of the malware situation. The reality is that you can’t be absolutely safe.
You can use a top-level internet security system like Kaspersky’s, where Kaspersky are collecting every piece of malware they can that hits the ‘net 24/7, and then publishing the antidote via downloads. However . . .
. . . the criminals have a guaranteed minimum time buffer in which they can operate – it takes time to -
- detect an virus (or other malware);
- isolate the virus;
- devise the antivirus or other suitable solution;
- publish the solution;
- install the updates to your pc.
If it takes longer than usual due to the complexity of the virus, or some delays in publication, or the pc user does not install the necessary updates immediately, then the hackers have gained more time. They find themselves with a larger window of opportunity to make money.
That’s why we must be always on the alert, and proceed promptly with all necessary updates. That’s why we should install security from one of the top grade security suppliers like Kaspersky.
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