Computer viruses are on the rise and doing more damage than ever.
Over the past decade, countless businesses have found their priceless data corrupted or destroyed by these malicious computer programs, which can lurk undetected in innocent files for months before doing their dirty work. Worse, existing computer viruses can mutate just like their biological cousins, increasing their destructive potential and becoming more resistant to antivirus software and other countermeasures. 15 out of every 1,000 PCs are hit by a virus each month. Preventing a viral infection of your computer is much easier than eliminating one you have already contracted. With so many offenders floating If your computer contracts the Michaelangelo virus, it will strike on March 6 - the artist's birthday.