How to Choose an Effective Antivirus Program | Total Security

When selecting the best antivirus program for your needs, you must take into account a large number of factors. With the current fragility associated with data security, digital identity, and financial transactions in mind, it is worth spending some time evaluating different antivirus products.

Also, if you use the Internet a lot, email, messaging and other web services, it is important to consider a solution that includes Internet security software, as well as technologies that increase the security of your online activities.

Criteria to help you select the best virus protection

Unfortunately, not all antivirus products provide a reliable, suitable solution with the necessary level of protection against malware. When compared based on the following criteria, even the top 10 antivirus solutions on the market get very different ratings:

1. Reliability: Even the most comprehensive antivirus program can be completely useless if it conflicts with other software running on your computer. If the conflicts lead to a malfunction or temporary suspension of virus protection processes, the result could be the appearance of vulnerabilities.
2. Ease of use: If the daily operation of an antivirus program requires special skills, it may be impractical for many users. If an antivirus program is difficult to use, poses complex questions for the user, or requires the user to make difficult decisions, it is likely to increase the chances of operator-associated errors. In some cases, if the antivirus software is too difficult to run, the user may end up disabling it.
3. Comprehensive protection: An antivirus program should offer constant protection for all computer domains, all types of files, and all network elements that can be attacked by computer viruses or other types of malware. The program should be able to detect malicious code and protect all channels or points of entry to the computer, including email, Internet, FTP, etc.
4. Quality of protection: If you need an antivirus security solution for both Windows and Apple, antivirus programs must be able to function in an aggressive environment that is constantly evolving, especially considering that new computer viruses, worms, and Trojans can be much more complex than previously known malware, and which may include new methods to prevent the actions of antivirus programs. The quality of protection depends in part on:

• The effectiveness of malware detection processes
• The frequency and regularity of updates
• The ability to remove infections from the computer
• The effectiveness of the protection that is distributed to the computer, without significantly reducing its performance

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