what is anti-virus software nad virus hoax?

what is anti-virus software nad virus hoax?

                ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE the first step to check for virus infection, is to use a reliable virus checker. however, no matter how ... 08:40

               ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
the first step to check for virus infection, is to use a reliable virus checker. however, no matter how much they tell you how good they are, it is recommended to use at least two of them. the more famous ones are given below,
McAfee
Norton anti-virus
Demolition's anti-virus
Thunderbird

after you have installed them,run them to see if they find a virus on your computer. if the scanner tells you have a virus, it can clean it. you should make a backup copy up all the infected files before cleaning them. you can then let the anti-virus clean the originals only, not the backups. after you have cleaned them, try running the programs, to see if they work. if they appear to be working well, then all is fine and you can delete the backups. if however, they are not working, then you should  delete them and restore your backups. you should try other scanners to see if they can remove it. scanners can usually remove some viruses that others cannot. if you cannot find anything  that well remove it and you have an uninfected backup then you should re-install it. if you have not got any backups then you will have to wait a while for a new update for your anti-virus scanner so that they will be able to remove it. during this time, you should not run the infected program under any conditions. if the program i

s not important, you can always delete it. if you do not know that the file is used for do not delete it.
                VIRUS HOAX
virus hoax are false report about non-existent viruses, often claiming  to do impossible things. some reciprocally believe a hoax to be a true virus warning and hwy take drastic action such as shutting down their network.

typically, hoaxes are E-mail which describe a dangerous new undetectable virus. usually using downloading E-mails that have a particular subject line. for instance,the good time hoax claims to put your computer's CPU in "an nth-complexity infinite binary loop which can severely  damage the processor".the hoax warns you not to read or downloading anything with the subject "Good time" because ye message is a virus.it then urges you to forward the warning to as many people as possible.
sometimes hoaxes can cost you even more then a genuine virus incident. after all, no anti-virus will detect  hoaxes because they are not viruses.some companies panic when they receive a hoax virus warning  and assume the worst,making the situation much worse