Virus protection-

Virus protection- Virus protection is a type of software, which detects and removes viruses and spy ware, a virus is a code or programme loaded onto your computer without your permission and viruses can also replicate themselves. Some viruses can be very malicious. For instance it may cause all your files to be deleted, some are more subtle and backgrounds and pictures change also if a virus builds up it slows down the computer and can even cause it too stop completely because the memory is up too its max in memory. Virus protection works very fast and its effective. If It does not get rid of the virus the Virus protection will help neutralize the virus. Full system scan- A full system scan has many benefits in comparison to scans that are not for the full system, for instance you can choose what time you have your computer scanned whether that will be morning afternoon or evening and you can even make it start at a specific minute such as 10:28 am also you have options for how often your computer is scanned as you may have it daily, weekly or monthly. Its best to have your computer set up to be scanned instantly instead of manually as you may forget to run the full system scan which may lead to getting viruses.
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Installing service pact 2 patches for windows xp-

Service pact 2 – Service pact 2 helps protect against viruses and worms which do not need the user online to be able to pass on, Also provides protection from hackers. Not only does it provides this but also better security information to help users, which are faced000 with theses sorts of security decisions. Service pact fixes an existing problem. Windows XP also adds extra-improved security configuration settings and options.

Clean up tools-

Defragment hard drive- Data is stored on the hard drive on the operating system when files and data is stored it tries to store that file in one section of adjoining contiguous locations that are connecting without a space in between. After you have created and deleted lots of files your hard drive has small pockets of space where there was once a file, which has been deleted, these small files are called fragmentation. When you have lots of small pockets and no space left for new files and new data if you were to add software it would be spread between all the little pockets, which slows down the whole software packages. Defragmenter is software that moves all your data and files in contiguous space, instead of being spread out. The main benefit of the defragmentation is that all your programs, files and data run far more efficiently and quickly, as the files will be together.

Drive formatting- Drive formatting is basically where you delete every file and folder off the hard drive and you completely start again with the build up of your files and folders. Too make sure your drive recovers you need to back up as much personal data, files and folders that you want. In some circumstances if a virus has caused serious damage to the computer it might not be possible to back up your files but if you plan ahead it will be possible to back up your data and can copy and archive your hard drive before you start the format process.

Install and run a firewall- a firewall is a device that permits, denies, encrypt, decrypt or proxy anything trying to enter the computer system based on a set of rules. You may come across hardware firewalls and software firewalls. A hardware firewall in basic terms is a box that’s sits between you and the Internet that performs a filtering function. Stuff that is filtered out never reaches your computer. Broadband routers performs perform the function of a firewall but unlike filtering on the way in, it will not filter “traffic” on the way out. A software firewall however allows all traffic through too the computer but prevents it from getting through to the operating system. The benefits of a firewall are that no it prevents viruses and hackers entering the operating system.

Create Folders- There is one main benefit of creating folders and that is for the option to keep all your files that relate to each other together for example having English files and science files instead of having it mixed up with technology files.

Back up to CD using compression software- Compression software allows you to compact your files to make them smaller. Many videos and images are a large file, which may slow down your computer. So compression software compacts the file so it smaller and helps your computer system run more efficiently.

Computer utilities Definition
Disk Defragmenters Disk defragmentersDetects computer files whose contents have been stored on the hard disk in disjointed fragments and move them together to increase efficiency.
System profilers Provides detailed information about the software installed and hardware attached to the computer and restores entire computer systems or selected files.
Virus scanners A virus scanner scans either the whole computer or certain parts for viruses and infections on the system.
Binary hex/text editor Directly modify text or data of a file.
Archive Archive is the output of a single file or streak of files; these files do not usually include encryption on compression abilities.

Compression Compact files and folders into one compressed file.
Encryption

When provided with a key or code and plain text it produces an encrypted file.
Access point Gives an access point for an application software programmes
Registry cleaners Cleans/ gets rid of windows registry by removing past registry keys that do not work anymore.
Network managers Checks Log events, data transfers and checks network.
System utilities Provides a way of performing routine data management tasks such as renaming, uncatolouging, cataloguing, deleting, copying pasting, moving, merging, generating and changing dater sets mainly on the mainframe.