Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Not Install A Pirated Security Software

There are many people who still want to know that ‘Is it safe to download and use pirated avg antivirus’.

But the answer is very obvious and that is NO, And most of the people who knows that it is not safe to use a pirated software but

don’t know why it is not safe ? And in this article I am going to tell that fact only so you should be reading this seriously.

 

 

Facts:

• McAfee Virus-Scan is the most pirated software on the internet.


• Internet file-sharing involves 700 million unauthorized music files at one time (800 million on the internet overall).


• According to FBI Anti-Piracy Warning if you use pirated software or do piracy you can be arrested for 7 years or fined $250,000.
  

  

  
  

1). Working And Update

Pirated copies of anti virus software may not provide proper protection. The main problem with pirated security software is that you cannot download and install updates because the key is not genuine. When it comes to anti-virus, updates are the most important because every day a new virus is invading web and updates makes anti viruses aware about them. The anti-virus software installed on your computer can only detect the latest threats only if the latest updates are downloaded and installed.

2). Data Security Issues

Most pirated copies of security software contain viruses themselves. Many spy-ware peddlers of bundle spy-ware & key-loggers with pirated software and distribute them over the Internet. Spy-ware and Key-loggers can send some confidential data such as credit card details to their author without your knowledge.

3). Costly Damages

Pirated software can also damage your computer’s Motherboard or Hard drive that becomes far more expensive than the money you “saved” by downloading or installing pirated software.

No.4). Customer Support

All Users of pirated software can not enjoy benefits of services that are provided by legitimate software publishers such as notification of problems to the publishers, training, support services, repairs, and upgrades.

5). Rescue CD

Most security programs now days coming with a Rescue CD. With a Rescue CD you can use to fix a computer that no longer starts because the operating system has been corrupted by malware. For more advanced users, Rescue CD enables other kinds of repair and data recovery operations as well.

What Should you do if you can purchase a legal security software ?

Use a free anti-virus package such as AVG, Avast, Avira or Use Microsoft Security Essentials Which is completely free and very good working security software form Microsoft but you can only use it if you have original Windows OS installed on your computer. You can find many other free anti-virus software by using a search engine such as Google.

You can also obtain commercial security solutions for free. When you buy a motherboard a CD containing security is usually included. This is not only legal, but also very safe when compared to using pirated software on the computer.

Before purchasing any security software take a look at 10 Top Antivirus Software Of 2010 – To know about the most efficient security software available.

Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Not Install A Pirated Security Software