AVOIDING COMPUTER VIRUSES

It is in fact a horrifying moment the one when a computer user realizes that a virus has managed to penetrate his or her CPU system and destroyed years of data and hard work. In an effort to minimize the probability of having to experience such a stressful moment, most computer users have now installed in their computer’s memory, software programs that act as shields against such malicious threats.

These system defenders, generally known as antivirus software programs are designed to recognize and prevent malicious computer code from being executed without the user’s knowledge or permission.