{"id":16135,"date":"2016-07-09T05:01:27","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T19:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rjmprogramming.com.au\/ITblog\/?p=16135"},"modified":"2026-05-07T07:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:34:03","slug":"windows-virus-protection-primer-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rjmprogramming.com.au\/ITblog\/windows-virus-protection-primer-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Virus Protection Primer Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rjmprogramming.com.au\/Windows\/norton.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left; border: 15px solid pink;\" alt=\"Windows Virus Protection Primer Tutorial\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rjmprogramming.com.au\/Windows\/norton.jpg\" title=\"Windows Virus Protection Primer Tutorial\"   \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windows Virus Protection Primer Tutorial<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Windows users will almost always have considered the issue of Virus protection.  The term &#8220;Virus Protection&#8221; encompasses, for many of us, so much more these days.  Terminology that springs to mind with regards to that general concept of &#8220;protecting your computer from harmful software&#8221; could be &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title='Virus protection information from Wikipedia ... thanks' href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antivirus_software' rel=\"noopener\">virus protection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title='Internet security information from Wikipedia ... thanks' href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Internet_security' rel=\"noopener\">internet security<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title='Malware information from Wikipedia ... thanks' href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/malware' rel=\"noopener\">malware<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title='Spyware information from Wikipedia ... thanks' href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/spyware' rel=\"noopener\">spyware<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title='Adware information from Wikipedia ... thanks' href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/adware' rel=\"noopener\">adware<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> &#8230; and other concepts that swirl around this issue include &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title='Firewall information from Wikipedia ... thanks' href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/firewall' rel=\"noopener\">firewall<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title='Signature information from Wikipedia ... thanks' href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/signature' rel=\"noopener\">signatures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title='Live update information from Wikipedia ... thanks' href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/live-update' rel=\"noopener\">live update<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title='Scan information from Wikipedia ... thanks' href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/scan' rel=\"noopener\">scan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title='Threat information from Wikipedia ... thanks' href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/threat' rel=\"noopener\">threat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title='Quarantine information from Wikipedia ... thanks' href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/quarantine' rel=\"noopener\">quarantine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title='Intrusion prevention information from Wikipedia ... thanks' href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/intrusion-prevention' rel=\"noopener\">intrusion prevention<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title='Safe surfing information from Wikipedia ... thanks' href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/safe-surfing' rel=\"noopener\">safe surfing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title='Identity safe information from Wikipedia ... thanks' href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/identity-safe' rel=\"noopener\">identify safe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title='Download intelligence information from Wikipedia ... thanks' href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/download-intelligence' rel=\"noopener\">download intelligence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title='Backup information from Wikipedia ... thanks' href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/backup' rel=\"noopener\">backup<\/a><\/li>\n<li>computer\/network\/web\/insight\/email\/browser\/intrusion\/SONAR <a target=\"_blank\" title='Protection information from Wikipedia ... thanks' href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/computer-protection' rel=\"noopener\">protection<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of the software available we like &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title='Norton by Symantec' href='http:\/\/www.norton.com\/Symantec\u200e' rel=\"noopener\">Norton<\/a> by Symantec &#8230; the most comprehensive and efficient we know<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title='AVG' href='http:\/\/www.avg.com' rel=\"noopener\">AVG<\/a> &#8230; freeware<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title='McAfee' href='http:\/\/www.mcafee.com' rel=\"noopener\">McAfee<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> &#8230; and there is always <a target=\"_blank\" title='Microsoft Defender information from Microsoft' href='https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/pc-security\/windows-defender.aspx' rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Defender<\/a> &#8230; as supplied with Windows.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the list tested by PC and Tech Authority (magazine, March 2016) with detailed tabular findings &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Avast Free AntiVirus 2016 <a style='text-decoration:none;' target=\"_blank\" title='Google search' href='https:\/\/www.google.com.au\/search?q=Avast+Free+Antivirus+2016&#038;ie=utf-8&#038;oe=utf-8&#038;gws_rd=cr&#038;ei=PovBVs6nEMSo0ATGv4X4BQ' rel=\"noopener\">&#128279;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AVG AntiVirus Free <a style='text-decoration:none;' target=\"_blank\" title='Google search' href='https:\/\/www.google.com.au\/search?q=AVG+AntiVirus+Free&#038;ie=utf-8&#038;oe=utf-8&#038;gws_rd=cr&#038;ei=PovBVs6nEMSo0ATGv4X4BQ' rel=\"noopener\">&#128279;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bullguard Internet Security <a style='text-decoration:none;' target=\"_blank\" title='Google search' href='https:\/\/www.google.com.au\/search?q=Bullguard+Internet+Security&#038;ie=utf-8&#038;oe=utf-8&#038;gws_rd=cr&#038;ei=PovBVs6nEMSo0ATGv4X4BQ' rel=\"noopener\">&#128279;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Eset Smart Security <a style='text-decoration:none;' target=\"_blank\" title='Google search' href='https:\/\/www.google.com.au\/search?q=Eset+Smart+Security&#038;ie=utf-8&#038;oe=utf-8&#038;gws_rd=cr&#038;ei=PovBVs6nEMSo0ATGv4X4BQ' rel=\"noopener\">&#128279;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kaspersky Total Security Multi-Device <a style='text-decoration:none;' target=\"_blank\" title='Google search' href='https:\/\/www.google.com.au\/search?q=Kaspersky+Total+Security+Multi-Device&#038;ie=utf-8&#038;oe=utf-8&#038;gws_rd=cr&#038;ei=PovBVs6nEMSo0ATGv4X4BQ' rel=\"noopener\">&#128279;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>McAfee Internet Security <a style='text-decoration:none;' target=\"_blank\" title='Google search' href='https:\/\/www.google.com.au\/search?q=McAfee+Internet+Security&#038;ie=utf-8&#038;oe=utf-8&#038;gws_rd=cr&#038;ei=PovBVs6nEMSo0ATGv4X4BQ' rel=\"noopener\">&#128279;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Security Essentials <a style='text-decoration:none;' target=\"_blank\" title='Google search' href='https:\/\/www.google.com.au\/search?q=Microsoft+Security+Essentials&#038;ie=utf-8&#038;oe=utf-8&#038;gws_rd=cr&#038;ei=PovBVs6nEMSo0ATGv4X4BQ' rel=\"noopener\">&#128279;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Norton Internet Security Premium <a style='text-decoration:none;' target=\"_blank\" title='Google search' href='https:\/\/www.google.com.au\/search?q=Norton+Internet+Security+Premium&#038;ie=utf-8&#038;oe=utf-8&#038;gws_rd=cr&#038;ei=PovBVs6nEMSo0ATGv4X4BQ' rel=\"noopener\">&#128279;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Trend Micro Maximum Security 10 <a style='text-decoration:none;' target=\"_blank\" title='Google search' href='https:\/\/www.google.com.au\/search?q=Trend+Micro+Maximum+Security+10&#038;ie=utf-8&#038;oe=utf-8&#038;gws_rd=cr&#038;ei=PovBVs6nEMSo0ATGv4X4BQ' rel=\"noopener\">&#128279;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One way or the other these Windows &#8220;defenders&#8221; 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