Install Anti-virus

With the increasing pace of Internet usage worldwide, the rate at which the Computer Security systems are being infected is also increasing. Not only the users connected to Internet are infected, but the non-Internet users are also being attacked at the same rate with the use of infected portable storage devices like floppies, CD/DVD, USB flash drives and other for transferring files, data, and other documents among different computer systems.

There has been a tremendous growth in the number of malicious codes developed and spread on Internet. There has been a growth in the virus, spywares, Trojan horse, worms, adware, key loggers and other similar threats. To tackle with this increasing growth of virus and other malicious code on Internet, anti-virus software are simultaneously developed and updated.

In today’s scenario the anti-virus software comes bundled with several additional programs such as firewalls, and spyware removal tools so as to provide a higher level of security to the computer users.

The first line of defense to protect your PC is to install some good anti-virus software carrying the feature of automatic update. The reason behind installing anti-virus software with the automatic update feature is to get the latest protection against the newly released viruses and other malicious codes. The next step is to update the anti-virus with the latest virus definitions.

The install anti-virus software compares the binary code of the content stored on the computer hard disk against the database of virus definitions. When the anti-virus software detects the similar binary code of the virus on the hard disk then it report it as the presence of virus. So, if the virus definition database is updated with the latest virus definitions then your computer system will remain protected against the latest virus attacks.

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Features in Kaspersky Anti- Virus support

A lot of features have been incorporated in the antivirus support software rolled out by Kaspersky. One of them is the Startup Scan. It comes along with an updateable database.It allows instant automatic updates. This is enabled through the Kaspersky Security Network.

There is further reduction of the Anti-Virus support database update size available in the Differential update which comes along with the package. Another feature in the antivirus support is the Script-Checker with Internet Explorer GUI plug-in. There is a way to identify and clean-up Critical areas which is made available to the user through the Scan Critical Areas Task.

It falls under the category of a "New Scan Hope". It also has the Scan Starup Objects. And as the name suggests, the user can have a full control of the task execution. Another important feature is the Ban-list of blocked computers by IDS subsystem. It comes with the un-block feature.

The features of Kaspersky Anti-Virus support is to basically help in facilitating identification of security breaches and also to keep a check on time reduction when it comes to protecting the computer from new security risks. It is a good anti-virus support pack and can also shield itself from malware,which has the ability to disable it, when a user information is not available and Kaspersky utilizes the lab to promote and further its security products. This keeps a check on the computer from corrupt and malicious threats.

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Kaspersky Latest Security Guards

Kaspersky Asia-Pacific managing director Harry Cheung said that the three solutions were the company's flagship product this year and hopes to Kaspersky for market leadership in 2009.

Kaspersky Antivirus 2010 provides real-time automated protection for a wide range of threats. His skills include real-time scanning of files, web pages and email messages, self-protection against malware, disabling links to malicious Web sites, emergency and regular updates for constant protection, and a new feature: a toolbar to warn Kaspersky Internet browsers of infected or unsafe websites.

Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 is designed to automatically block access to known phishing sites and blocks spyware designed to steal user passwords and access codes. It also implements a virtual keyboard that allows users to enter usernames and passwords securely.

"This unique feature protects sensitive data against theft by spyware and prevents it from taking pictures of the windows virtual keyboard," says Cheung.

Kaspersky Mobile Security 8. 0 is designed to protect against a wide range of threats faced by smart phone users. For example, it has an anti-theft function if a Smartphone is lost or stolen. Of its functions, including SMS-Block, SMS-Search, SMS and SMS-Clean-Watch allows users to block or delete sensitive data remotely.

Kaspersky Antivirus 2010 and Kaspersky Mobile Security 8.0 are priced at Bt690 and Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 costs Bt890.

"There are tremendous opportunities in the Thai market for us. Our market which grows by over 100 percent per year. With the performance of our product and affordable pricing strategy, we believe we can gain market leadership in Thailand this year," says Cheung.

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