The Good and The Bad

Want to keep your system free of viruses and malware? Everybody wants to find the easiest, quickest, most effective way to get protected and stay protected. There's good news, and there's bad news...

The bad news is, there is no easy way to guarantee your system will stay 100% virus-free forever, no matter what. The good news is, by observing a few simple rules, you can stay 95-100% virus free most of the time, and be safe even when viruses do come.

If you're concerned about security, or if you think you may have an active virus or trojan -- give us a call, and we will schedule a time for our staff to come out and diagnose your system or network of systems. The earlier you detect and remove viruses, trojans, spyware, and adware, the less it will cost and the more we can save.

Security Advice

3 Simple Security Steps for Windows Based Computers

1. Have an active Internet Security product with the latest definitions
At PC Sense we use and recommend AVG Internet Security. Almost daily we have systems brought in that have other antivirus programs, when we use AVG it will eliminate 10 to 20 running viruses that Norton/Symantec couldn't detect. To find more information about AVG click here.

2. Keep your computer updated with Windows Update.
One of the most effective ways to spread a virus is by exploiting security holes in the Microsoft Windows operating system, To cure the problem Microsoft is constantly releasing updates to block the security hole within Windows and if you don't have the latest patch, you're at risk for infection.
When running Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 2000 Professional you can use Automatic Updates. Click "Start", Click "Control Panel", Click "Security Center", Click the "Automatic Updates" button. Make sure to set the time for the updates to install at a time where your computer is on, failure to do so will not allow your computer to install the required updates.

3. Use an alternative web browser besides Internet Explorer
Most people that use Windows XP or Windows Vista use Internet Explorer 6/7 and while it may be integrated with Windows it is still not recommended. A good alternative browser is Mozilla's latest version of Firefox. It is quicker and safer than Internet Explorer and has won several awards for being more secure.