People who think they are immune to virus infections because they don’t see a skull and two bones pop up in the middle of their screen or something obvious like that always amuse me. In this case, ignorance is a curse and not bliss. “I don’t need antivirus, I don’t have one installed, I browse the internet and have never had any infection problems.” REALLY?

Let me give you some facts. Scratch that. Let me tell you a little story:

In the beginning of computer and viruses history, one of  the main purposes behind creating and spreading viruses was RECOGNITION. To create a virus and see how far it could spread, or how much damage it could make, and let everybody know about it. It is to that historical age that skulls and bones popping up in your screen belong.

As time went on and by the end of the millennium, a new purpose had emerged: to make a profit out of computer infections. With that change in purpose, it became obvious that a new characteristic would accompany that purpose: STEALTHINESS. In present day, that is the signature of an attack. And it’s working! see how some people believe they’re immune to attacks?

To compound the felony, the rate with which viruses and other malicious software (or malware) are being created has and continues to grow exponentially, thus growing faster than the anti-virus companies can update their ability to detect new malware. So EVEN with anti-malware software installed and kept up-to-date, you are still at risk of getting infected. One out of every 5 computers with installed antivirus protection is infected.

Is YOUR computer infected? Contact me and find out now.