The reason this site is about PC maintenance and PC security is that they
are often related. Such is the case with viruses on your computer. Poor
security, i.e., lack of virus software, or opening unknown and unexpected
e-mail attachments, visiting certain web sites, or plugging in your
friends flash drive could deposit a virus on your PC.

The fact is the viruses usually do more than just damage your computer
files. The viruses use lots of your PC’s resources trying to protect
itself and trying to find a way to sneak out of your computer and infect
someone else as well. As a result these viruses can slow your computer to
the point where it is almost unbearable, or worse.

So you can see, the result of careless, or lack of good security
practices has a direct effect on your PC’s performance. So in this case,
what looked like a maintenance/performance issue was really a security
issue.

Running the latest version of some of the leading anti-virus software
should overcome these problems. Users who do so will see improvements in
the performance of their computer, not to mention protecting their
valuable information.

I highly recommend  ZoneAlarm as not only an anit-virus program, but a part of a comprehensive approach to complete PC security.  I have used ZoneAlarm for over 5 years and have never had a virus infection.  It is an excellent start to securing your PC. Check it out now.

Check PcSecurityBlog.IsItFriday.com in a few days for Task 3 of  Seven Tasks to Speed Up Your PC, “Task 3 – Delete and Block Adware and Spyware”

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