Common Computer Sales and Service Questions | What do I do to prevent virus and spyware infections?

Common Computer Sales and Service Questions | What do I do to reduce the risk of virus and spyware infections?

We do see a number of  “sick” (infected) computers brought to our service department.  In many cases, the downtime and expense these customers experience due to computer infections could have been avoided.   We will discuss below some “best practices” that we recommend that will reduce the risk of computer infections.

Unfortunately, there are times a computer user can seem to do everything right and still get infected.  Why?  Because the writers of theses malicious software codes are always writing new viruses, trojans, spyware, root-kits, rogue anti-spyware, and other types of malware to try to exploit and circumvent the latest defenses.  New malware are being release daily!  Recently, the makers of Bitdefender (an anti-virus program currently getting high ratings) annouced they have identified the ? millionth We will update