Computer viruses (unfortunately) form a part of our daily interactions with our computers. Most of us now understand the dangers of downloading files and other programs, due to the threat they post to exposing us to viruses. However, it seems the ubiquity of viruses is beginning to have the opposite effect. Now that they are so commonplace, many people are starting to downplay the damage they can cause, and the necessity of taking the necessary precautions to prevent them from happening.

Antivirus software Symantec has launched a testing version of what it claims is the first antivirus software solution for the popular Palm handheld computer just a few weeks after the first Palm Trojan was discovered.

GRISOFT is again the recipient of the VB100% Award, as awarded by Virus Bulletin in February 2008. AVG Anti-Virus proved itself by detecting all In the Wild viruses, while generating no false positives, during both on-demand and on-access scanning in Virus Bulletin's comparative tests.

GRISOFT, developer of the AVG family of security software products, today released the second beta edition of AVG 8.O for Windows for public testing. AVG 8.0 offers a completely new multi-threaded scanning engine that combines anti-virus and anti-spyware while retaining the product's signature small footprint and scanning efficiency. Additional protection is provided in the form of safe searching and safe surfing protection acquired through the recent purchase of Exploit Prevention Labs, rootkit detection, basic security for MSN and ICQ instant messaging, and detection of malware-infected files on websites.

As W32.blaster, Sobig, and earlier virus threats have shown, the Internet is not a terribly safe place to connect your PC. Besides updating Windows and your Internet applications regularly, please, I beg you, install two key utilities--a firewall and antivirus software--to ward off future attacks. And if you install any of the products I recommend below, the ounce of prevention won't cost you a dime.

Antivirus software makers Symantec and McAfee both report more than 2000 new infections daily, with no sign of letup at press time. The British security firm MessageLabs estimates that 1 in every 300 e-mail messages holds a variation of the Klez virus, and says that Klez has already surpassed last summer's SirCam as the most prolific virus ever.

The Web site for Indian antivirus vendor AvSoft Technologies has been hacked and is being used to install malicious software on visitors' computers, security researchers said last week.

AVG anti virus is great, I have it installed on all of my computers. As a matter of fact, Avg anti virus is quite intuitive, very easy to use, and excellent at spotting viruses and stopping them before they can deliver their malicious payloads. AVG Anti Virus is an award winning anti-virus software program that keeps your computer free from viruses and similar threats. AVG anti virus is an anti virus; it will check your incoming mail for viruses. AVG Anti Virus is probably the best of the free AntiVirus products thoughAvast is up there with it and has it's adherants. And of course best of all Avg anti virus is free for home users.

BitDefender is easy to use, simple to install, has a great feature set and at $24.95, it won't break your bank account. Anyone who spends time on the Internet knows the importance of anti-virus software; BitDefender will keep your computer virus-free and running smoothly.

Kaspersky is an easy-to-use program for the average person with plenty of customizable options for an advanced user. Just install and set up this software and you'll never have to worry about a virus or worm infecting your computer.