These tips could help keep your PC virus-free
Normally, the aisles are fully stocked at one of the large computer stores where I shop.
But a recent trip to buy anti-virus software found me looking at picked-over shelves, with little left.
Perhaps the Blaster worm and
SoBig.F virus provided the wake-up call many of us needed regarding anti-virus software.
The two malware programs certainly caught my attention. I had anti-virus software on my computer, but my subscription for software updates had lapsed.
In contrast, I had been keeping current with patches and updates to Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. But it was not enough.
Becky Worley agrees. She's the author of the recently published "Security Alert: Stories of Real People Protecting Themselves From Identity Theft, Scams and Viruses" (TechTV, $24.95) and one of the anchors of TechTV's "Tech Live" news program.
(The TechTV channel is offered by DirecTV and the Dish Network, as well as some cable providers.)
"People have a false sense of security," she said. "They buy a computer, it comes with anti-virus software, and they think, it's on the computer, they're done, they don't have to do anything else."
