In a time when PC viruses are at their point, it is always forward to have the best anti-virus programs for protection in place. It is also practical to practice working with these programs and know how to put any held anti-virus program into scan mode at any given time. We can have a computer loaded with the “top of the line” anti-virus software yet still be at risk of computer viruses if we do not know how to use the software fluently. There are also certain practices and precautions that we require to take on a daily basis. These preventive measures may look to take time and some may feel that they are going into “over-kill”. Still for those who have had viruses, they will seem like rational cautions.

Recognizing a Virus:
For those who have never suffered from virus before and do not know what to do here are tips:
• PC is slow to respond to basic commands
• System will not multitask or when multitasking it will shut down or a program or not responding.
• Different programs open at random and are hard to close.
• Your PC shuts down by itself or goes into hibernate mode often when not prompted to.
• Specific programs will not respond
• Anymore despite all of your efforts.
• Memory is being used up
• Use the Task Manager to see if any unknown programs are running in the background, a virus is simply a script written expressly to re-write itself causing havoc in the process.
• Continuously not responding your system and pop-ups on the screen can also specify the presence of an unwanted viral script. Trojan viruses are disreputable for causing pop-ups that seem never-ending
• Internet is slow or will not connect at all
• PC takes an extra long time to start-up and to shut down.

Preventing Viruses:
• Avoid unwanted emails and delete them or mark them as junk instantly
• Keep away from saving images from web pages in your system. They can have macro-viruses.
• Always use firewall to protect you PC that runs with a tried and proven virus scanner.
• Avoid the sharing of floppy disk with other. If it is needed for you to access a floppy that is not your own, scan it for viruses first.