antivirus software, virus free A construction worker would be unwise to go to a job site without some sort of worker’s comp insurance and a person who works over the web would be unwise to open a browser without firewall antivirus software. Take it from someone who makes a good chunk of their living through web work. Keeping the computer virus free is not just something we should do, it is something we have to do or risk the consequences of losing sensitive data. I have never had a bigger pit in my stomach then when my screen went blue and the operating system ceased to work. A virus had slipped through my loose web protection and I paid the price.

After recovering as much of the lost data as possible and reloading a new operating system, not as easy as it sounds considering I didn’t have an OS CD, I purchased well reviewed firewall antivirus software. So far I have been virus free for a couple years. I sound like a AA member telling the class about staying two years sober but it is the truth. Web workers need to look at antivirus software as a necessary on the job expense.