Maximize Your Business with IT: Antivirus Solutions
Computer viruses are sometimes impossible to avoid. We all know somebody who has experienced a catastrophic loss due to a computer virus. For example, the infamous MyDoom virus of 2004 infected 1 in every 12 email messages on the Internet during its peak. Those impacted by virus outbreaks – who have often done nothing more than download a corrupted file from an unknown Web site, or open an infected email attachment – must often spend countless hours trying to recover lost or damaged programs, messages, and documents. To minimize the down time and lost productivity caused by computer viruses, companies of all sizes have implemented one of the many antivirus software solutions on the market today.
But over the past several years, viruses have become smarter. Hackers from all over the world are constantly creating new viruses, remote access spyware, key loggers, and other programs designed to perpetuate identity theft, credit card fraud, financial scams, and other crimes. In fact, security experts believe that computer viruses, worms, and Trojans resulted in more than $204 billion in damages in 2004 alone.
That’s why solid, reliable, up-to-date antivirus protection is critical. Not just for individual computers, but for databases, email servers, Web servers, printers, as well as any other systems that exist within your organization. Make sure every single one of your network components has an antivirus solution that will automatically update itself daily, so you are always protected from any new and emerging viruses. This can help you avoid a lot of trouble, and spare you hours of work (and many unnecessary headaches) in the event of a virus strike.
There are countless antivirus packages available. Many of them, such as the Avast Antivirus Home Edition, are free. Avast also offers packages designed for business use. Other popular solutions include AVG, McAfee, Norton Antivirus, Panda, and Kaspersky.