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When talking of virus protection, we often think in individualistic terms and tend to ignore having a proper antivirus support. A brief look into the havoc that virus can wreck on a business in the absence of proper protection. While providing virus protection for our computers, our approach is more proactive than reactive. That is, we prefer to provide prophylactic computer support than to have a virus attack and redeem our computer from it. But why is this approach? We all know that computer virus protection is required. The question is why? Most of us will answer – because it harms our computer. But what harm and to what extent? It is serious enough to spend on virus protection? For that, we must first understand what a virus exactly is. A computer virus is just a computer program. But is has the power to replicate itself and it can surreptitiously modify files and folders in your PC causing your computer to crash or to create previously non existing problems. Such problems could be sudden pop-up windows, strange sounds coming from your PC, inability to access certain files and folders and any such kind of unusual behaviour. But slowing down your PC or corrupting important system files in your computer may seem like a huge deal, but they are comparatively simpler issues. The thing is when we talk of virus protection, we usually think of a single user. The bigger picture – say the entire computer network of a whole company – does not even strike us. But it is only a look at this bigger picture that can tell us the enormity of the importance of computer support. The biggest issue with not having computer virus protection for an organisation is the theft of confidential data. There are known viruses that can record the keystrokes of a user thereby giving the virus operator access to such important information. Passwords, bank account numbers and important financial and credit related information can also be recorded by such viruses. Also, viruses can effectively use an infected computer to flood the company’s website with unwanted data thereby rendering the site unusable. In case of such an occurrence, the firm may have to bear the double monetary brunt of computer support and getting its website back on track. A more dangerous aspect of a virus attack is that it lets the virus writer use your PC of his own purpose by allowing him to connect his computer to your own infected one. All you can do about it is waiting for technical help to arrive. Computer virus protection is important because it is your business and your credibility which is at stake. No one would want that a virus forwards itself to their business partners thereby damaging further chances of a business liaison. So ensuring proper protection against a virus attack before it occurs is a wiser idea than salvaging a situation after things are done. Helppconline Ltd is a leading technical support company offering online computer support services such as Computer virus protection, blue screen error, Virus removal, Remote Computer repair, PC technical help, Internet repair etc.
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