An anti-virus software is a a program that prevents unwanted
threats from entering and potentially destroying your computer or laptop. It is
able to detect and remove the viruses and malware on individual computing
devices and IT systems.
The need for an anti-virus software was first generated with
the introduction of a “virus”. However, with the progress of technology, these
software systems have evolved and come to include protection against different
kinds of malware, more popularly known as worms, rootkits, trojan horses,
keyloggers, adware and ransomware.
Today, the internet has almost 5 billion pages indexed.
But lurking in between these pages are some malware, phishing websites and
viruses waiting for someone to click on, so their computers can be added to
their zombie lists that sends out spam to the world.
However, you can avoid all these threads by never clicking
on any link that you don’t recognize or installing any software that you
haven’t heard of. Especially that are on Social Media websites or in your email
inbox.
The best way to know if a website is harmful or not is by
installing a link checker. A link checker will scan the link and let you know
whether it’s safe to visit the website or not.
Dr. Web, which is available for web consultation on the
Firefox, Chrome and Safari. The software installs itself into the right-click
context menu, which upon clicking and choosing the option “Check with Dr. Web”
will show the results. The Dr. Web plugin also has a small logo placed next to
the Chrome URL bar, showing you the trackers and webpage content that it is
blocking for your safety.
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