Antivirus/AV Software - Why do we need to buy an original Antivirus Software?

Hey friends…!!.......@Aptitude Amplifier, I......Why do we need to buy an original Antivirus Software??........Antivirus or AV software is computer software used to prevent, detect and remove malicious computer viruses.

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To boost your knowledge @Aptitude Amplifier, I have brought you a valuable discussion on Antivirus Software for you…

So friends what is Antivirus Software or AV Software:-

Antivirus or AV software is computer software used to prevent, detect and remove malicious computer viruses.Most software described as antivirus also works against other types of malware, such as malicious Browser Helper Objects (BHOs), browser hijackers, ransomware, keyloggers, backdoors, rootkits, Trojan horses, worms, malicious LSPs, dialers, fraudtools, adware and spyware. Computer security, including protection from social engineering techniques, is commonly offered in products and services of antivirus software companies. This page discusses the software used for the prevention, detection, and removal of malware threats, rather than computer security implemented by software methods.

How does Antivirus Works:-

Do you have any idea readers..??

All the viruses have a unique signature, when an Anti Virus Scans for a virus in a file, it just looks for that signature in that file, and if it’s there, the file is considered as a virus if not, it’s safe. That is why an antivirus is supposed to be updated at regular intervals. But sometimes patches and cracks of some game or software’s are considered to be virus, whereas they are not and sometimes in your absence of mind deleted…

Do we need to buy an original Antivirus or NOT:-

 

Everyone out there might have a different approach and a different answer or reaction to this question, some for financial matters or some not knowing the pros of it, Let it be we cannot change the mind set. Well in here I am just going to give you the pro and con factors of buying an original antivirus and then you can decide on your own, whether it’s worth going for an Original Antivirus Software or not.

Well in this insecure cyber world Trojans, Key loggers, Worms and other forms of virus are just like terrorists of real World. They aim to harm anything and everything they can. Our Systems Firewall and Antivirus act as Soldiers to defend us from these malicious attackers.

All kinds of virus whether Trojan, Key logger or worm are nothing but small software’s whose execution starts whenever we click on them, knowingly or unknowingly.  These software are meant to either harm the computer or to fetch out important information.

Well till now we were talking about the factors of the insecure cyber world, and now let’s come to the main discussion of why we need to buy an original Antivirus Software.

So should you buy an original Antivirus Software or not:-

The only advantage of using a pirated Antivirus is that it’s free, whereas there are many absolutely free Antivirus available for you all. You may use the keys, crack or patch available online but they too are blacklisted very soon and after that you can’t update the Antivirus any more, any that’s where the problem starts.

So now you may be thinking that ↓

What if the Antivirus is not updated regularly:-

Let me tell you all there with an example,

Well there are almost hundreds of Antivirus Software’s available and millions of virus developed online, and hundreds of new viruses are launched every day. Now suppose that you have a pirated Antivirus, you are lucky you got its key, patch or crack and even managed to update it and after that it is black listed a week later. Now if any virus definitions are launched after you updated the pirated Antivirus Software, you won’t be able to update its virus definitions and similarly you won’t be able to add the signature of new virus definitions to Antivirus Database. Now if any file that is infected with virus is transferred in your pc, where your antivirus will not be able to detect any of the malware present and that’s it, that’s the end of your safe surfing your pc. Your Antivirus Software was as good as nothing then.

Now Let Me Present Another Point Of View...

Is using an Original Antivirus enough to protect your machine???

What do you all think…??

Well actually it depends on one thing, is it UPDATED or NOT.

Let me share a small incident with you -

A friend of mind said, “I am using an original Antivirus and I don’t have an Internet connection, Still My Machine has many Virus in it. The Antivirus Software is useless”.

Well was this an Antivirus’ Fault or not?

Normally many people have a misconception that if you don’t have an Internet Connection, you have very less chance of getting a virus and those using internet get virus very often.

This isn’t actually true.

Even if you use an Original Antivirus on a machine that is not connected to internet, the   software will never be able to update its database and would be as good as nothing.

No doubt without the internet connection, the number of ways a virus can attack your system is reduced, but the chance that your Antivirus is going to Detect that Virus is reduced at a greater extent. This in turn makes your system more vulnerable.

So friends what is the most possible solution for tackling up with it:-

Well among all this, we found that outdated (i.e. not updated its virus definitions for a long time) Antivirus is of no use. We have even found out that even an Original Antivirus which is not updated on a regular basis is also of no good. I suggest all the readers of this blog to opt for an Original Antivirus, wether its a freeware or a premiumware, especially if you do online transitions or net banking or share other confidential data online and Keep it updated to protect yourself in this insecure Cyber World.

There are many freeware Antivirus Software’s in the net like Avast, AVG, Comodo, Avira and most essentially MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials), which is built in Windows 8 and has to be downloaded in Windows 7 to be used.

And there are obviously many paid antivirus which are among the best of all, like Kaspersky, Quick Heal, Norton, Mc Afee, Avast Premium, and Many more…

I am sure this was something interesting for you all out there, if yes please dont hesitate to comment….

**Have a Safe Surfing…..**

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