|
Welcome To
The Better Systems Podcast!
 
March 27, 2010 Show Notes (PodcastIT009):
"Do I really need to update my virus definition tables regularly?"
Absolutely! Believe it or not, there are malware programmers busy
right now creating programs to do nasty things to your computer and
to your identity. If you are not careful, it is just a matter of
time before you are affected by one if you haven't yet had the
nightmare of one infecting your computer!
Anti-Malware programmers are working hard trying to update the
information that they can gather on each individual malware.
However, it is a daunting task. Once they get a fingerprint on the
malware, they post them on an updated definition table. What this
does is allows your anti-malware program to check the definition
table against the file it is scanning to see if the scanned file has
the tell-tale signs of a malware program that it knows about. We
have given you 4 anti-malware programs prior to this podcast that
would help combat these attacks. However, the definition tables have
to be updated for them to work.
Better Systems Tech Tip: Because it takes a few days for a new virus
to be found, checked, and updated to a definition table, you still
have to be careful when you are on the internet. However, there is
one anti-malware program that does not use definition files, but
rather looks at the behavior of a program instead. The program is
called ThreatFire and uses very little system resources. Also, it
can work simultaneously with most anti-malware programs that use
definition files to provide more armor for your systems protection.
Best of all, it is free to you! Go to the show notes for this
podcast for a direct link.
THREATFIRE
Check Out Our Other Show Notes!
My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-c744dad21fa26dc837ce88662dc12dff}
|
