Your PC can be infected by virus, spyware, threats even if you have an antivirus installed. I constantly advised to regularly update your antivirus and secure your PC against latest virus-threats. Users want to install an antivirus program on his Windows XP PC.

Basic Steps To Install Antivirus Program

Download Antivirus:- Download the antivirus program of your choice. Save the installation setup on your desktop.

Start Setup:- Double-click on the setup file on the desktop.

Begin Installation:- Click on “Next” followed by “Yes” to begin the installation process.

Follow Instruction:- Follow the onscreen instructions and wait for the installation process to complete. This may take several minutes depending upon the speed of your Windows XP PC.

Click Finish:- Click on “Finish” to complete and exit the installation process.

Update:- Right-click on the antivirus icon on the bottom right of your desktop screen. Select “Update” to update antivirus program. You should repeat the procedure once a week.

Antivirus safeguards your system against rouge and malicious application threat such as virus, keyloggers, spywares, adware’s and explicit malwares. Recently, I purchased HP laptop from HP dealer. Two days back, when I was working on my laptop, I got a notification stating that my system has a virus on it. I downloaded and install Antivirus AVG free version and performed complete scanning of system, but it did not worked. Finally, I decided to contact professional technical organization to offer remote desktop support. Certified professionals accessed my laptop remotely via Internet and resolved my issue at reasonable cost.

Features

Antivirus security software shields your PC against nasty application codes, such as virus spywares, adware and malwares. It safeguards your system from phishing websites. In order to maintain persistent and smooth performance of your PC, a proper antivirus software must be installed. Antivirus provides total protection to system from all sorts of threat. Some of the remarkable features of antivirus security software are-

• Virus Protection: Automatically detects repairs and removes virus, Trojans, rootkits and explicit program code designed to tamper with your PC.
• Rapid Scan: Quick scan throws out virus and threats in the most commonly infected areas of PC. Scanning just takes few minutes to detect and repair threat.
• Website Safety Ratings: Makes you assure about authentication of website regarding online scam, spam and adware’s.
• Protection against Identity Theft: Allows you to bank, shop, trade online smoothly and efficiently by asking permission before confidential information like PIN, bank accounts and security numbers are sent from your PC.
• Automatic Data Backup: Copy all files and folders to CD’s, DVD’s, USB and external drives.
• Browser Security: Browse millions of website simultaneously without worrying about any security hazard, cookie spying and annoying popups. Be safe and secure with browser while you surf.

If you feel difficulty with installation of antivirus security program at your system, simply follow the steps mentioned below-

Install Antivirus Software on Windows O.S.

STEP 1- Purchase a bootable CD of Antivirus security software from nearest retailer. Example, McAfee Antivirus.

STEP 2- Insert Antivirus CD in CD drive and “Run” the setup.

STEP 3- Read all the license term and conditions thoroughly and click on “I accept” to agree.

STEP 4- Wait for some time till the installation processing completes and finally click on “Finish” option to complete the installation procedure.

Usability

Download and install particular antivirus security program that you need using search engine. After installing antivirus on your PC, perform complete scanning of your system to repair virus and threat.

Recommendation

I strongly recommend you to have a certified technical support to install antivirus security software on your system. Installing antivirus through search engine creates probability of severe virus attacks on system so, it is better to get it installed by certified professionals.