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Let me guess, you're probably on your computer about two or three hours a day. Does that sound about right? Then again, if you work on a computer at home or in some cramped cubicle, you may spend the majority of your day on a PC. Now, all that time you spend typing, surfing, downloading, reading, and sending, I hope you're taking some basic precautions. After all, the last thing you need is a Trojan horse or irreversible virus destroying your system. This can be a headache and a half. Not only can it ruin your work, but it can cost you your entire hard drive. That means saved material, family photos, downloads, the whole shebang. There's no doubt you need some decent anti virus protection.

Last year I got hit hard. Not by some drunken shmoe in a smoky bar either. I'm talking about at home in my own living room. That place where you feel safe and comfortable at all times. Unfortunately security has gone out the window when it comes to cyberspace. Or at least it seems this way at times. I was doing my usual web browsing. Just searching the net for a few new desktops to grace my computer screen. Then suddenly it happened. Just as I downloaded a horror flick wallpaper, my screen went fuzzy. What was the deal! I was certain I had excellent anti virus protection. How could I get smacked out of nowhere by some random computer virus? Well, sadly my laptop was not the same. I shut it down and tried to restart, but it would not comply. It was time to consult a professional. He informed me that my system board was fried. OUCH. This was going to be pricy; I could tell. I asked him if it was a virus, but he couldn't tell. However, I pretty much know it was that darn horror movie wallpaper I downloaded. That's when it all happened. 450 dollars later, I had a fixed computer. I immediately got back online and downloaded the best free anti virus protection I could find. I continue to update once every couple weeks or so.

I hate that this is a never-ending story. Just as anti virus protection advances, the nasty viruses advance as well. Who in God's name is creating this garbage and don't they have anything better to do? Just a heads up; stay recent with your virus protection. Your PC or Mac is at stake.

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