Have you changed this essential setting for your Anti-Virus Software?
Have you changed this essential setting for your Anti-Virus Software?
By Jeandre de Beer / Kim Komando
Your anti-virus software is great for blocking serious attacks against your system. However, it doesn’t always catch programs that cause “minor” annoyances.
I’m talking about the “potentially unwanted programs” or PUP that are everywhere online.
They’re built by enterprising programmers who have figured out that there’s more money in staying under the radar of every major security company.
If you’ve ever had to deal with pop-ups, unwanted toolbars, or had your homepage redirected to an unfamiliar website, that’s the work of a PUP (potentially unwanted program).
While most anti-virus programs will protect you from PUPs for free, the option isn’t always turned on.
Make sure that your anti-virus understands that you don’t want any potentially unwanted programs on your PC. I’ll cover the settings for Avast, AVG and Kaspersky. McAfee has full protection turned on by default.
Note: Norton doesn’t currently find and remove PUPs, but Symantec plans to add that it in the future. When it does, it will be turned on by default.
AVAST
