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What is anti virus?

In people, viruses, bacteria and the common cold are easily caught by being with other people, on crowded transpost, or sometime it just happens.

Small malicious program

In computers a virus is some small malicious program that has been received by your computer, often from the internet and as it's a program it follows it's makers instructions to perform some malicious (bad) work in your computer. They often have instructions to find as many other computers where they can continue their nasty work.

Reduce virus impact

Anti virus software is designed to reduce, hopefully to zero, the chance that your computer will be affected by such a malicious program.

Award winning antivirus (Nod32)

Pixel ITT promote eset's NOD32 antivirus as it has a history of detecting and preventing the action of new, so called 'in the wild' viruses, that many other antivirus companies are just starting to receive reports from their customers of the destruction and havoc spread by the new virus.

Keep it current

Of course, as the field of viruses and computer programs are changing continually, having an antivirus that's one month or two year out of date is a useless protection. It only makes you feel good that you've saved your money, until there's a big computer repair bill and you have to buy the anti virus program anyway. In other words -- keep it up to date, always --.

More info on nod32 at pixel itt

What is a firewall

Imaging, you're a King in the middle ages, and there's hostile tribes and warlords in the surrounding districts. So you build a fort to protect your kingdom, your army and the people who are your subjects.

Hard and tough

They're as hard as stone and they're impregnegable. Of course, you, your army and your subjects need to be able to farm the fields when the surrounding warlords are not waging war. So you need doors for access to the farmland and small windows to see out.

Perimeter security or more advanced

A traditional firewall is like the walls of the fort. You put it at the edge of your computer network to deter invaders and to stop the occupants wandering out into the danger zone. Except when you allow it, of course.

Firewall's need to be on the inside, as well as the perimeter.

Using the fort analogy, though, if a dangerous enemy gets within the fort, the stone walls are no longer any use to you.

Acclaimed Agnitum Outpost Firewall Program

Modern firewalls, Agnitum's Outpost Firewall Pro and Network Security, for example, include many new features that make them not just the walls around your subjects, but able to stop any enemy within.

Is simple firewall, perimeter protection enough?

One emerging problem, in 2006, is traditional firewalls daily being breached by wireless enabled notebooks with no security configured, being connected to business networks, giving access to anyone on the other side of the firewall free access within the business.

Stranger danger on the inside

Another security issue is after someone opens security to share music or chat and unwittingly allows unwelcome visitors come inside your computer.

So, No, simply protecting the perimeter is not enough these days!

more info on outpost pro firewall program

Summary

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Pixel ITT can help you.

Pixel ITT offer internet security software for small business and home users across Australia. We're based in Sydney, Australia.
Our software focus is on internet, security and backup to reduce your need for technical services and support. Less incidence of viruses, spyware, malware, and other problems smooths your experience operating on-line.