It seams that the virus writers must have taken Christmas off as trend micro reports it discovered only around 2220 new virusses in January. With that many new viruses in a quiet time any wonder it is necessary to have good virus protection on you computer. I have often stated that computer vendors should include a working antivirus solution on every pc they sell even if it has to be included in the price.

    The good thing to note is that Microsoft is slowly but surely taking steps to make computers more secure even for the most novice users. Serrvice Pack 2 was a big step in making the average computer user a little safer online with an improved firewall and default settings which leave pcs more secure than before.

    The next big battyle is already looming in the area of Spyware and spam. Spam gets a mention with spyware because it is being used more often by spyware, malware users to transport their software onto our computers. I have decidied to pay for a spam rewmoval tool whisch works much like the antivurus programs and you have to pay for yearly subscriptions to keep getting the updates. i have been very happy with the product I have been using as it traps around 250-300 spam mails every day from the 5 e-mail addresses I view from my email client.

    Mabe the quiet time is over and the viruses will start pouring in again soon so get ready, update your definitions and bring it on.

I use AVG anti virus, it updates almost everyday and has worked really well for us so far...