What’s the suitable protection level for internet-connected desktop?

Asked By karimsniper 10 points N/A Posted on - 09/22/2011

What is the suitable protection level for an Internet connected to desktop nowadays? Is it Antivirus, antispyware and antispam? Or is it more/less?

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Answered By Danish 0 points N/A #127825

What’s the suitable protection level for internet-connected desktop?

To protect your desktop from spyware, malware, antivirus and much more illegal tricks. Now a days these issues have increased by the day. The emerging technology of Internet increased and we have advantage of Internet but on the other hand it has many disadvantages, we can't have our privacy.

So to keep your desktop protected from these Malware,spywares, Antivirus and other illegal tricks you have to enable your window firewall or install a latest Antivirus which has the capability to scan Malware and spyware as well and also be able to scan every link having the link scanner module. By using these, you will be a bit secure from these issues. Other wise, if you install one of them, then what will you do with the remaining.

Hope you understood my point.

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Answered By dlanear 5 points N/A #127827

What’s the suitable protection level for internet-connected desktop?

The suitable connection level as protection, especially using Internet is recommended by the operating system. The OS has its own features than can provided you maximum protection than those Malware programs that can be downloaded from the web. Windows offers this especially in Vista version.

The most important thing here is, the Operating system that you are using is up to date and genuine. Please see the Windows guide for step-by-step procedure by going to www.windows.com.

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Answered By Sharath Reddy 590495 points N/A #127826

What’s the suitable protection level for internet-connected desktop?

There are different types of security software that you can install.  This depends on what type of threats might infect your computer coming from the Internet. Your computer must have this type of software for computer protection. This protects your computer from virus infection, intruders and other software that might damage or hang your computer.

Firewall – This protects the computer from intruder. Computer must have this to secure computer from them.

Antivirus – This protects from virus infections, Trojan and malicious software. This will protect your computer from information being stolen.

Anti-Spam – This enables security feature, from receiving spam and unwanted emails. Sometimes email has attachments that might inflect your computer with malicious software.

Anti-spyware – This protects the computer form attachment with spyware on it. This spyware is so annoying, all they do is to ride and hike from your browser and annoy you everytime you visit websites.

If computers have all these security software, then we can say, computer is secure and safe. You can access secure websites, online transactions and browsing with no worries of any intruders and virus infections.

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