Pros & Cons of Using ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE

 

Pros & Cons of Using

ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE

Using antivirus  is very common these days, thanks to the number of viruses that attack our computers and smartphones on a daily basis . The main objective of the antivirus is to defend the technological devices from the harmful viruses, worms, and Trojans that usually infect them.

Antiviruses are programs that detect viral activities in real time, in addition to examining periodically or according to the user's preference; As soon as it detects the presence of a virus on the computer, it proceeds to eliminate or remove it; they must be updated every period of time, taking into account that it detects harmful codes at every moment. Users who use them can rest easy knowing that their computer is protected from computer pests. Just as antivirus have many notable advantages, there are also a few negative points such as the fact that they make operating systems slow, take up a lot of memory space and thanks to their continuous update feature, they take up more and more.

Does using antivirus really benefit my computer?

In the following article we will present the advantages and disadvantages of using antivirus

ADVANTAGE

Clean computers: With the arrival of technology in the 80's where the exchange of information between computers and the Internet began, the appearance of computer viruses also began, which caused various damages to the computer such as: changing key sequences, deleting files and hide private information; It is then when using antivirus was the solution for the problems that began to appear in the equipment, guaranteeing the monitoring, extermination and defense of the computers. There are many options that exist in terms of antivirus, taking into account that each time users send and receive more information through emails, in the same way harmful codes are sent and received.

Repels unwanted elements: Antiviruses usually fight with other elements of unwanted software such as spyware, malware or rootkits, it also protects against hacking attempts and that is why it has a firewall, that is, a software that blocks the remote connections, as well as a database that has available all the virus definitions, as well as an encyclopedia of these.

Internet Security: Most of these programs have online monitoring, which allows an alert to be displayed to the user when he has accessed an infected site and thus manages to contain the virus; the next step to comply with is to prohibit access to this site for all users who use an antivirus on their computer.

Low costs: Despite the existence of several antivirus that generate high costs of money, there are also other options to protect your computer; some of these programs can even be acquired for free (providing the same service as a paid one). Even if you get an expensive antivirus, it will always be more profitable to pay for this service than to buy new computers every 3 months.

DISADVANTAGES

Slow systems: Using antivirus without a doubt brings many advantages for computers, but it also generates certain disadvantages when using them, depending on the processor and RAM that your computer has, this program can be harmful, since the system becomes slow because of the continuous monitoring of antivirus.

More than two antivirus: Sometimes a single antivirus does not provide the complete services that we need, that is why at times the user decides to install a second antivirus, this being a very bad decision since the two antivirus can be incompatible, generating as a consequence that both are disabled by unprotecting the computer, freeing the way for unwanted software and malicious code; that make your computer or cell phone useless.

Continuous updates: These types of programs require constant updating, since they are prone to saturating with malicious code and unwanted software; the repeated updates generate discomfort for users, as well as the expense of resources to download new versions of the same antivirus previously acquired. It may be a solution to program it to update automatically, but if you don't have a good internet connection ; This configuration will generate a bad waste of resources.