Virus Protection

By far the main issue we see in our shop is computers infected by viruses. We have done extensive tests on virus protection applications and have only found two that we are comfortable recommending. McAfee and Norton are the only two products that consitantly protected againt treats during our extensive testing period. Please understand that no virus protection can offer 100% protection against virus threats since new viruses come out everyday and these products can only protect against a threat it knows about. One huge mistake we see in our shop is that people rely on free applications to provide protection. First I'm a believer that you get what you pay for, second, I ask myself why would anyone give anything away free? Of course it's in hope that the consumer will one day switch to the paid version. I would question any technician that suggested a free product over paid, stating that it offers the same protection. Virus protection can be purchased for around $30.00 and in the long run will certainly save you money in repair bills. Once you get a virus it can be difficult to remove. The advise here is purchase virus protection (Virus protection is a yearly subscription which provides monthly updates, it has to be renewed every year) and keep your information safe and your coputer running smoothly.