IT Corner: Keeping your Computer Virus Free By Dan Jarrett

Your first line of defense is to have a current Anti-virus program. Even if you cannot afford to buy one, there are some free programs out there.
Here are the top three free options:

• Microsoft Security Essentials www.microsoft.com/Security_Esentials/


• Avira Anti-Virus personal www.avira.com


• AVG http://free.avg.com/

They may not have all of the features of the store-bought Anti-Virus programs, but they do the job. This will have to be kept up to date along with your operating system. By keeping everything up to date you will reduce the chance that a virus, spyware or malware will get through.
You will often see ads for SPYware Doctor Downloads and others similar to that. Those are Trojans with Adware that keeps popping up. Limeware is also filled with viruses. If you are looking for music to download, try Frostwire; it is better. And if you are not sure which Anti-Virus to get, I recommend McAfee Internet security with website safety ratings, which can be found at:
http://www.mcafee.com/us/