About antivirus software and how do they work

     Today, in the digital era, the most topical problem is information and system protection. For many, it is no stranger to the fact that computer technology makes it possible for a malicious file to someone else's private life information, Manage other people's computer, and Steal info or even money, so the question naturally arises - how to protect yourself?

     In his defense may be different, this is just a means to turn off the computer, disconnect internet  and check every suspicious file, but today it is the most popular to use antivirus software.

     This article is to understand what is and what types of viruses are divided into the computer, which antivirus is better in the given situation and the rules how to protect our computer - to minimize the risks.


     Antivirus has two action principle. These are:

       Virus detection, based on the database - all Antivirus Company has back several laboratory and human experts. These people 24 hours analyze the new viruses, they make up the "fingerprint" and placed them on their server, and user's machine downloads by installed software (antivirus software Update) using the internet.
     Evristican detect viruses (proactive) method, based on user experience - tere are situations, until a new virus "fingerprint" have been downloaded on antivirus database, up until a new virus attack system. In this case, virus scan method based on the antivirus database is powerless, but it will not be exposed up to the end - there is a second method, which is called Evristican. All of the program's actions are analyzed in real-time and blocks suspicious programs. So, having a good Antivirus software, up to 95% of cases - user is protected in any way.

     Anti-Virus, in turn, is determined by a number of categories:

    Antivirus - virus prevention program
    Antivirus + FireWall - virus prevention program, and traffic controls

      Full Protection Packages - 2nd category there're added many needless features, including prevention of spam, parental control, data backup, system optimization, and other modules.