Viruses used to be so rare and damaging that just the mention of the word sent people into hysterics (some even swore off the internet (gasp)). Yet today, viruses are so common, that people rarely give a worm, virus or Trojan a second thought, especially those with anti-virus programs such as mcafee virus protection. In fact, according to McAfee, there are currently 58,000 active viruses floating around looking for vulnerable computers. So, why are viruses so common? It’s all about code. Code is a general term for the language that tells your computer what to do such as starting up, opening Microsoft Word, sending an email, and so on. Code can be used for good or for evil such as creating viruses, worms and trojans that tell your computer to do bad things, very bad things. But don’t blame your computer! It doesn’t know the difference between good and bad code and so it is the job of virus protection and internet security firewall, such as Mcafee Internet Security Suite, to know the difference and destroy any evil that threatens your computer.

Computer users have grown dependent on programs like Mcafee virus protection and Norton anti-virus that seem made of superhero, virus disintegrating, magical powers, giving us a false sense of security about their immunity to viruses, not feeling the urgency to renew. It is then, that your computer shows up on the radar of the tens of thousands of viruses looking for a place to hit. So, what will kill the code if you have no virus protection? Yes, there are cooler and trendier things you can spend your money on than virus protection software, but think of purchases like Mcafee Internet Security Suite as an insurance policy for the “life” of your computer. We buy car, health, life, home, and if you’re lucky private jet or yacht insurance, so why not buy Internet insurance (aka virus protection.) Without it the job is yours to manually fight off threats, which is a tough battle to win. For a list of the latest viruses and their rank as far as the level of damage they can do to your computer, visit Mcafee Virus Protection Security Page.

Top 5 Most Prevalent Viruses:

1. W32/Netsky.P@mm – 28.67%

2. W32/Zafi.B@mm – 25.26%

3. W32/Zafi.D@mm – 15.05%

4. HTML/IFrame@expl – 13.05%

5. W32/Netsky.D@mm – 8.33%

Source: ieInternet.com