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Today viruses and worms can wreak all kinds of havoc and cause critical computer problems - all without your knowledge! At the moment, there are more than 70,000 viruses in circulation, and hundreds of new viruses are being discovered daily. And hackers are constantly discovering new ways to break into your PC.

What is a virus?
It seems like the news is filled with stories about the latest computer virus and oftentimes it can be overwhelming thinking about how to protect your PC! So let's start with the basics.

What is a Virus?
A virus is a manmade program or piece or code that maliciously changes the way your computer operates, all without your permission. It is easily spread through e-mail.
What is a Worm?
A Worm is a virus that generally lives inside other files, often Word or Excel documents.
What is a Trojan Horse?
A Trojan Horse is a malicious program that pretends to be harmless. Oftentimes it contains code that can cause loss of data and theft of personal information.

How do these dangers affect you?
While you may have remained untouched in the past, in reality, without up-to-date virus protection software, you’re leaving everything right out in the open! So why risk exposing your credit card information, email address book or the general health of your PC for even one more day? Get the protection you need with one of the above easy-to-use antivirus solutions.

More Reviews:

About.com

“McAfee VirusScan 2006 (v10.0.27) nabbed an impressive 95% of adware and spyware in our tests, 99% of all viruses in the AV-Test.org zoo collection tests, and 100% of in-the-wild viruses.

McAfee VirusScan 2006 offers exemplary protection at an affordable price.”
- February 14, 2006

Cnet

“Most notably, VirusScan 2006 continuously scans for spyware, even alerting you before the spyware is installed.”
- November 9 2005

“CA eTrust EZ Antivirus 7.1 is a reliable virus fighter that costs a few dollars less than industry-leading McAfee VirusScan 2006 and Norton AntiVirus 2006.”
- February 10, 2006

“Everyone knows you need antivirus software to combat known threats, but what about those viruses that sneak under the radar before code is written to counteract them? AVG Anti-Virus System spots programs that behave like viruses, locks them up, and puts them in isolation--even if no one's issued an all-points bulletin and corrective code.”
- November 12, 2005

“Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware, gets you combined antivirus and antispyware protection”
- January 26, 2006

“Some antivirus software packages can monopolize system resources, but this is not the case with Panda. Likewise, the Ultrafast search engine lives up to its name.”
- March 30, 2006