Computer viruses have been plaguing computers since they were first created in the 1970's.  The problem is new viruses are being created everyday.  Not only are our computers more susceptible to being invaded by viruses today than ever before, the viruses today that are created are much more malicious.

A computer virus is just a piece of computer code that somehow finds its way into your computer and commands your computer to follow its instructions.  Since there are many different types of viruses that infect each computer in a different way, it is best to focus on prevention to prevent viruses from commandeering your computer.

Here are a few practical tips to stop a majority of viruses from entering your computer.  Don't open up email in which the sender is unrecognized or seems fishy.  Many viruses enter through email.  A few other tips are don't download software or products from an unreputable source and don't interact with websites that do not seem legit.

But to truly prevent your computer from being attacked it is necessary to install a high quality antivirus software product.  Most of the high quality antivirus programs constantly search and destroy malicious viruses.  Some are updated daily so you are protected against the newest and sometimes most dangerous viruses in cyberspace.  Many of these programs are an excellent value.  If you are infected by a virus it may cost you a loss of all your data.  Remember when it comes to computer viruses, prevention is most important.