Tag Archives: antivirus

Free Tools for Maintaining Your Computer

You’re probably used to hearing the maxim, “you get what you pay for.” However, while it’s true in many areas of life, it doesn’t necessarily apply when it comes to maintaining your computer. There are many free and inexpensive tools available to help you protect and maintain your system. It seems too good to be true, but there really are excellent tools that you can download free from trusted sites, including antivirus programs, spyware and bot removers, and several other tools to protect you from malware, or malicious software, such as Trojans, keyloggers, and browser hijackers. If your computer runs … Continue reading →

Which Antivirus software should I use? – Recommendations

Which antivirus software should I use? After reviewing some of the free and not-so-free (here and here) antivirus programs on the market over the past few days, it’s time to give some recommendations. Before taking my recommendations at face value, I suggest stopping by the Web sites of each of the products reviewed and reading a little more about their products. You can also check some software review sites such as 6 star reviews or others than can be found by searching for “antivirus software review.” PCWorld.com has a recent review of numerous antivirus programs. Five extra minutes of reading … Continue reading →

Which Antivirus software should I use? – Antivirus programs for purchase (part 1)

If you’re resigned to the fact that you need some type of antivirus software running on your computer (and you should), the question becomes which one should you use? Yesterday’s blog covered a few free antivirus programs on the market. You can see the review here. Today we’ll begin covering some of the antivirus software for purchase. Software licenses and subscriptions Most of the antivirus programs reviewed here require a license, subscription, or contract to be able to continue receiving updates. When you buy the program, you usually also usually get a 6-month or 1-year license, and sometimes you can … Continue reading →