We all hate viruses, let it be a computer virus or a real virus. Computer viruses get into your computer without your knowing and cause harmful damage to your system or steal data from your system. There are many antivirus softwares which are paid but what if you want antivirus softwares for free. There are award-winning cyber-security softwares for free. Some of them are Avira Antivirus (link to avira antivirus), Avast Free Antivirus (link to avast antivirus) and AVG Free Antivirus (link to AVG antivirus). An antivirus software is important. But, along with an antivirus software you too need to take some precautions to prevent viruses from entering your computer. The operating system on your computer needs to be up to date as the updates fill up the security holes before cyber criminals do so. Use a good browser like Chrome, Firefox or Opera etc. and keep them updated. Don't use browers like enternet explorer. When viruses get into your computer, they can corrupt and delete some of your files. So it is important to back up your data. Apps such as Google Drive available in Google Workspace offer cloud storage with a large amount of space. Try to avoid suspicious web sites and particularly those websites which do not have an SLL certificate, you can recognize such websites when there is a 'Not secure' on the left of your search bar. But this doesn't mean that all websites with SLL certificates are safe tho. There are some symptoms of a computer virus. Some of these are: Your computer has an unusually slow performance, unexpected and frequent crashes, increased number of pop-ups on seemingly normal websites, unfamiliar programs that prop up when you turn on your computer and changes to your home page. It is also important to be aware of Email phishing scams. Any legitimate company will have its own domain name for emails. If an email address claims to be from Paypal or Netflix but ends with @gmail.com, it's a scam.
