Still Having Reservations With Anti Virus Programs?

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I hope not especially those of you who are using Windows based computers. Microsoft in their recent studies have discovered that in America more than 2.2 million US PCs were found to be part of botnets, networks of hijacked home computers, in the first six months of 2010 and between April 2010 and June 2010, Microsoft cleaned more than 6.5 million computers of botnet infections — double the amount for the same period a year before. Botnets start when a virus infects a computer, often through spam emails. The infected machine is then placed under the control of an external hacker, often without the user’s knowledge. So, you should know what to do when you receive suspicious or questionable emails - DO NOT OPEN THEM! Users are advised here to use up-to-date anti-virus software and a firewall, install security updates for all software, upgrade to the latest version of operating systems and products such as Windows 7 and Office 2010, employ strong passwords, and, for businesses, implement and enforce a robust security policy. So, do you still have any reservations with off the shelf anti virus software and change your online habits? I think this is asking for the better good and I do hope that you will reconsider after reading this article. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1320177/Microsoft-map-shows-PCs-botnet-infections-world.html