Read Before Installing Antivirus

Read before installing an Antivirus!

Due to the conflicting nature of competing anti-virus and firewall programs, it is imperative that you:

* Verify your computer does not already have anti-virus software preinstalled.On most of our home computers we preinstall a free antivirus such as AVG. If your computer has this software, you must uninstall it before you install another anti-virus program (for instructions on how to do this, see the “NOTES” listed below). Failure to do so can cause your system tolock up or become unstable.

NOTE (for systems with the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system): If your computer has AVG and you wish to uninstall it, click START, Control Panel, and Add or Remove Programs. Then click on AVG FREE and click theRemove button. Click Yes to confirm the removal. After the uninstall completes, it may be necessary to restart your computer.

NOTE (for systems with the Microsoft® Windows Vista™ operating system): If your computer has AVG and youwish to uninstall it, click the START button, Control Panel, and Uninstall a program (found under the heading “Programs”). In the following screen, click on AVG and click the Uninstall button. Then click Continue to proceed, and Yes to confirm you want to uninstall the program. After the uninstall completes, it may be necessary to restart your computer.

Even the most up to date antivirus is capable of letting a virus slip through. It's similar to a bullet-proof vest in that if a bullet hits you in the back or chest it will protect you; however if it hits you in the head or side ( even with a vest on ) your going to be hurt! An Antivirus works on the same principle. Virus signatures are updated daily because of new threats that are just being found. If a virus happens to find its way into your system before the virus signature is updated into your antivirus program... then you have just been infected and your antivirus will not see this even if it gets the latest virus signatures. Why you may ask.... simply put, the virus is already inside now, and is hiding behind your antivirus!

The most common ways of getting a virus are by:

A Floppy disk from a friend.
A download off the internet.
An email or email attachement.

*Downloading software such as Limewire, BearShare, Frostwire, Kazaa, Napster, and the hundreds of other peer to peer filesharing software is the most common way of infecting your PC! If you download music I definetely recommend using ITunes which is safe and legal!